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noun
1.
a belch; eructation.
verb (used without object)
2.
to belch; eruct.
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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burp (bɜːp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | informal a belch |
| —vb | |
| 2. | informal (intr) to belch |
| 3. | (tr) to cause (a baby) to burp to relieve flatulence after feeding |
| [C20: of imitative origin] | |
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is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
burp
1932, n. and v., Amer. Eng., apparently imitative. The transitive sense of the verb is first recorded 1940.
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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.
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