noun
1.
2.
a brief upturn, as in revenue or income: The midwinter blip was no cause for optimism among store owners.
3.
anything small, as in amount or number: a blip of light; Those opposed were merely a blip in the opinion polls.
4.
bleep ( def 3 ).
5.
Slang. a nickel; five cents.
6.
Movies. a mark of synchronization on a sound track.
7.
a small or brief interruption, as in the continuity of a motion-picture film or the supply of light or electricity: There were blips in the TV film where the commercials had been edited out.
verb (used without object)
8.
Informal. to move or proceed in short, irregular, jerking movements: The stock market has blipped one point higher this week.
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verb (used with object)
9.
bleep ( def 5 ).
Origin:
1890–95, for an earlier sense; sound symbolism, with p for brevity and abrupt end of the impulse; bl- perhaps from blink
1890–95, for an earlier sense; sound symbolism, with p for brevity and abrupt end of the impulse; bl- perhaps from blink
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blip (blɪp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a repetitive sound, such as that produced by an electronic device, by dripping water, etc |
| 2. | Also called: pip the spot of light or a sharply peaked pulse on a radar screen indicating the position of an object |
| 3. | a temporary irregularity recorded in performance of something |
| —vb , blips, blipping, blipped | |
| 4. | (intr) to produce such a noise |
| [C20: of imitative origin] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
blip
1894, of echoic origin. Radar screen sense is from 1945.
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Slang Dictionary
blip definition[blɪp]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
In fact it is an insignificant blip on the historic data line which is smoothed over centuries.
And this was a rare positive blip in an anti-euro trend.
If the nearby star moves a lot with respect to the other blip of light, chances are that blip is a star much farther away.
There are two long-term causes and a temporary blip that will continue to show up in the figures for the next few decades.
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