Eep
intj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A short scream or yelp.
""Then the peepers begin on a high key, with a singularly sweet and lucid voice, somewhere betwixt a silver-whistle and a glass-bell, smacking little of the mid: 'Eep!-eep-eep-eep! ee ee-ee! eepee! eepee-peepee! peep-eep! eepepee! eepepee! eepepee!' accompanied by a few trills long continued...""
- 2 Sleep. Internet, countable, humorous, uncountable
- 1 To vocalise a short scream or yelp; to produce an eep.
"Now there are fulfilled women happily “eeping” all over the Bay Area. I swear to you this is true."
- 2 To sleep. Internet, humorous
- 1 An expression of surprise or dismay. onomatopoeic
"Hot-dog vendor: "Get him!" Bart: "Eep.""
Example
More examples""Eep, my shirt's on backward! Hold on, you already knew, didn't you? Why didn't you tell me? I literally just gave a big lecture looking like this!" "Well, they say ignorance is bliss. I just figured it'd be best if I didn't say anything.""
Etymology
Imitative.
Back-formation from eepy.
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