Chupse
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The sound produced by sucking air between the teeth, expressing displeasure, incredulity, etc. Barbados
"There is the small effortless chupse of indifference; the thin hard chupse of mere disdain; the long, liquid, vibrating chupse which shakes the rafters and expresses every kind of defiance.""
Verb
- 1 To produce such a sound. Barbados
"But Elmina only chupse and say, "But Grandma, I like James, though. I can't help it, I like he bad..."
Example
More examples"There is the small effortless chupse of indifference; the thin hard chupse of mere disdain; the long, liquid, vibrating chupse which shakes the rafters and expresses every kind of defiance.""
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
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