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noun
1.
a belch; eructation.
verb (used without object)
2.
to belch; eruct.
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Burped
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
verb (used with object)
3.
to cause (a baby) to belch by patting its back, especially to relieve flatulence after feeding.
Origin:
1930–35, Americanism; imitative
1930–35, Americanism; imitative
Related forms
burp·less, adjective
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
burp
1932, n. and v., Amer. Eng., apparently imitative. The transitive sense of the verb is first recorded 1940.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
burp (bûrp)
n.
Noisy expulsion of gas from the stomach through the mouth. v. burped, burp·ing, burps
To expel gas from the stomach through the mouth.
To cause a baby to expel gas from the stomach, as by patting the back after feeding.
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Slang Dictionary
berp definitionand burp
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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