bleep

bleep
1. noun

What the bleep are you doing?

b) Something named by an explicit noun in the original, unedited version of the containing sentence.
2. verb
a) To emit one or more bleeps.
b) To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.

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  • Bleep — may refer to:* Bleep sound, a noise, generally of a single tone, often generated by a machine ** Bleep censor, the replacement of swear words or personal details with a beep sound; see also Tape delay (broadcasting) * A minimalist style of… …   Wikipedia

  • bleep´er — bleep «bleep», noun, verb. –n. short, high pitched sound emitted as a signal or to obliterate undesirable words in a broadcast; beep. –v.i. to emit such a sound. ╂[imitative] –bleep´er, noun. –v.t. to cover up or block another sound with a bleep …   Useful english dictionary

  • bleep — ► NOUN ▪ a short high pitched sound made by an electronic device as a signal or to attract attention. ► VERB 1) make a bleep. 2) (in broadcasting) censor (a word or phrase) by substituting a bleep. 3) summon with a bleeper. ORIGIN imitative …   English terms dictionary

  • bleep — leep v. t. (Broadcasting) to to obscure or replace (an offensive word or phrase) by substituting a beeping sound while broadcasting. Syn: bleep out. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bleep — steht für: Zensur (Informationskontrolle) What the Bleep Do We Know US amerikanischer Film Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • bleep — leep n. a short high pitched tone produced as a signal or warning. Syn: beep. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bleep — /bleep/, n. 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… …   Universalium

  • bleep — (n.) electronic noise, 1953, imitative. As a verb, 1957, from the noun; specific sense of edit a sound over a word deemed unfit for broadcast is from 1968 (earliest reference seems to be to the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour on U.S. television).… …   Etymology dictionary

  • bleep — [blēp] n. [echoic] 1. BEEP 2. a) a recording, as of an electronic tone, over a segment of a soundtrack, as for covering an expletive b) a word substituted as a euphemism for such an expletive, vulgar or taboo word, etc. vi. BEEP …   English World dictionary

  • bleep — I UK [bliːp] / US [blɪp] noun [countable] Word forms bleep : singular bleep plural bleeps a short high sound made by a piece of electronic equipment II UK [bliːp] / US [blɪp] verb Word forms bleep : present tense I/you/we/they bleep he/she/it… …   English dictionary

  • bleep — bleep1 [bli:p] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: From the sound] 1.) a short high sound made by a piece of electronic equipment 2.) a bleeper bleep 2 bleep2 v 1.) to make a high electronic sound ▪ The timer on the cooker star …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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