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Bleeping
is always a great word to know.
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noun
1.
a brief, constant beeping sound, usually of a high pitch and generated by an electronic device.
2.
such an electronic sound used to replace a censored word or phrase, as on a television broadcast.
3.
Also, blip. (used as a euphemism to indicate the omission or deletion of an obscenity or other objectionable word).
verb (used without object)
4.
(of an electronic device) to emit a series of bleeps as an audible signal, summons, or warning.
verb (used with object)
5.
Also, blip. to censor (an obscene, vulgar, or other objectionable word or phrase) from a radio or television broadcast by deleting from the audio signal, leaving a gap or an electronic tone: The word was bleeped out of the comedian's routine.
Origin:
1950–55; perhaps imitative
1950–55; perhaps imitative
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bleep
"electronic noise," 1953, imitative. Verb meaning "edit a sound over a word deemed unfit for broadcast" is from 1968.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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