bup-bup-bup

[bʌp̚.bʌp̚.bʌp̚]

bup-bup-bup interjection: an exclamation conveying a meaning equivalent to "wait"!

Interjection

(informal)

(informal) An exclamation conveying a meaning equivalent to "wait"!
- Bup-bup-bup! Don't go just yet. You forgot something.
- "My show is the antithesis of Jerry Springer," she [Judy Sheindlin] says. "Jerry Springer encourages people to show off their filthiest laundry, to misbehave. I scrupulously avoid doing that. I cut them off." She signals borderline offenders and the long-winded alike by wagging her finger and...1998 June 8, Barbara Lippert, “Punchin' Judy”, in New York, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2008
Synonyms:

ah ah ah
(informal) Representing projectiles being shot.
- So the Sicilian comes out in me and I want to get the lupara, the short-barreled Sicilian shotgun, and just go ‘bup-bup-bup-bup.’1992 February 5, Jim Washburn, “Fixations: Sculpting to Scale […]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2026
- Almost at the same time, "I saw some flashes of light - and also heard a noise, bup-bup-bup." The light was coming from the middle of the body of a man she saw pointing in her direction, but not at her. She heard more of the bup-bup-bup noises, saw more flashes of light. […] She had been shot...2008 November 7, Christie Blatchford, “Caught in the crossfire”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2017

I cut them off." She signals borderline offenders and the long-winded alike by wagging her finger and emitting an odd "Bup-bup-bup-bup" that is no real threat to the "Mmmmmm-bop" boys, Hanson.1998 June 8, Barbara Lippert, “Punchin' Judy”, in New York, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12...
I'll call the M.E. and find out what happened.” “Eh, bup-bup-bup-bup-bah.2013 October 8, Gil Ozeri, “M.E. Time” (12:09 from the start), in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, season 1, episode 4, spoken by Jake Peralta (Andy...
She heard more of the bup-bup-bup noises, saw more flashes of light. […] She had been shot twice, once in the back of her right calf, once in the side of her ankle; […]2008 November 7, Christie Blatchford, “Caught in the crossfire”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...
They barely seemed to notice the steady beat of incoming fire or the bup-bup-bup of a barrage of rockets — even when one landed close enough to shake the floor.2023 April 14, Nabih Bulos, “Drones sold at Walmart help keep Ukraine in the battle for Bakhmut”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles...

What does bup-bup-bup mean?: Bup-bup-bup means an exclamation conveying a meaning equivalent to "wait"!
How do you use bup-bup-bup in a sentence?: I cut them off." She signals borderline offenders and the long-winded alike by wagging her finger and emitting an odd "Bup-bup-bup-bup" that is no real threat to the "Mmmmmm-bop" boys, Hanson.
What part of speech is bup-bup-bup?: Bup-bup-bup is an interjection.
How do you pronounce bup-bup-bup?: Bup-bup-bup is pronounced [bʌp̚.bʌp̚.bʌp̚].

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