bleep

Meaning

Noun

1. A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
2. Something named by an explicit noun in the original, unedited version of the containing sentence.
3. (slang) A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock.
4. A pager, usually one held by a doctor or nurse in a hospital.

Verb

1. To emit one or more bleeps.
2. To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.
3. To contact someone by pager.

Synonyms

beep

blip

tweet

twirp

peep

cheep

pipe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbliːp/

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.