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blurp

1 9.5

A short sudden silly sound that is often funny

noun
/blɜrp/

Informal

: sonido

If you remember, the first blurp out of BBC and Sky News was we're talking to the pilot.

Examples

During the silent moment, he unexpectedly let out a short blurp that made everyone laugh.
As the soda fizzed, it produced a blurp that caught his attention.
The cartoon character made a silly blurp that caused the audience to giggle.

Synonyms

bleep

vsblurp

243 3.7

A short high sound a device makes as a signal or to cover bad words

is a brief often silly utterance for amusement rather than a functional alert

boop

vsblurp

7 8.4

A short high sound made by a device like a toy

is a human brief silly sound or utterance rather than a device noise

buh

vsblurp

Informal

7 9.9

A short exclamation used to show surprise or get someone's attention

is a short unexpected silly utterance often made without aiming to gain attention

bloop

vsblurp

Informal

9.4

An exclamation that sounds like a small pop to show something funny

is more a silly unexpected utterance than a simple imitated comic sound

bleep of surprise

vsblurp

8.5

A short sharp sound someone makes to show surprise

is a brief often silly utterance that surprises and amuses rather than shocks

Surface Forms

blurp singular

blurps plural

Etymology

Blurp as a noun is an onomatopoeic word that names a short often silly sound. Think of burp, 'a sudden sound', and blurt, 'to say something suddenly', because a blurp is that small unexpected noise that makes people laugh.