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  • noun A chirp or beep.
  • verb To chirp or beep.
  • verb US, euphemistic To kill; to assassinate.
  • noun Internet, slang A Twitter user.

Etymologies

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Onomatopoeic.

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From TWEP, acronym of terminate with extreme prejudice, a US military intelligence and CIA euphemism for "kill, assassinate" that was first used in the 1960s.

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Blend of Twitter and peep ("person").

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