Definitions

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  • interjection The sound a bird may make, similar to peep, chirp, cheep.
  • noun slang, US Non-flying duties that are undesirable to pilots, such as infinite pieces of paperwork.

Etymologies

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Imitative.

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Examples

  • I still queep at finding ultra-contemporary sensibilities like goddess-y feminism in cultures that lie just beyond range of our historical radar, like the ancient Celts and Minoan Crete.

    The Dawn Stag, by Jules Watson. Book review Carla 2007

  • It shouldn't really be an issue - I'm sure that you and Gabriele are not alone - but Miss Snark's one queep came from the collision of the story with her preconceptions about the roles of women in hist-fic.

    Miss Snark reviews my synopsis Carla 2006

  • A soft queep from a small console on the floor beside his chair brought all their heads around.

    Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000

  • A soft queep from a small console on the floor beside his chair brought all their heads around.

    Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000

  • A soft queep from a small console on the floor beside his chair brought all their heads around.

    Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000

  • Well, i guess we should queep some balance here, so I'll give Biden a li'l piece of advice: for Biden - hit the nearest bar first for Sarah Palin - get um!

    WordPress.com News 2008

  • The queep ana Both well, £&. » ter publifliing. manifeftoes in vindication; of t theij; conduct, --- which were little regardedjr-r-retired to!

    A new history of Scotland, from the earliest accounts to the present time 1770

  • —the soft queep from the commbadge buried inside the saddle pack.

    INTELLIVORE DIANE DUANE 2000

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