English
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Pronunciation
IPA|/ip/
Interjection
en-intj
- onomat An expression of surprise or dismay.
Noun
en-noun
- A short scream or yelp.
Quotations
1853, Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, and John Holmes Agnew (eds.), w:The Knickerbocker|The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine, page 460,
1962, Jet Screamer, w:The Jetsons|The Jetsons, "Eep opp ork ah ah! And that means 'I love you'!" (but, according to Elroy Jetson in the episode "A Date with Jet Screamer", he says Judy Jetson wrote it for him, "eep opp ork ah-ah" means "meet me tonight")1 <small>(Note: this reference is incorrect.)</small>
2000, w:Adam Cadre|Adam Cadre, Ready, Okay!
2000, John Palisano, Journey Through Time 2
2002, Randy Peyser, Crappy to Happy 3
Verb
en-verb
- To vocalise a short scream or yelp; to produce an eep.
Quotations
2002, Randy Peyser, Crappy to Happy 4
2002, Chris Crutcher, �The Other Pin,� in Athletic Shorts 5
2003, John Treadwell Nichols, The Voice of the Butterfly 6
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