chupse
chupse noun: the sound produced by sucking air between the teeth, expressing displeasure, incredulity, etc.
Noun
chupse
- The sound produced by sucking air between the teeth, expressing displeasure, incredulity, etc.
- There is the small effortless chupse of indifference; the thin hard chupse of mere disdain; the long, liquid, vibrating chupse which shakes the rafters and expresses every kind of defiance."1970, Frank A Collymore, Notes for a glossary of words and phrases of Barbadian dialect
- What was apparent, however, was a certain apologetic attitude such as "he's an American (chupse) but he's all right."1972, Edward Samuel Maynard, Endogamy Among Barbadian Immigrants to New York City
Verb
chupse (third-person singular simple present chupses, present participle chupsing, simple past and past participle chupsed)
- To produce such a sound.
- But Elmina only chupse and say, "But Grandma, I like James, though. I can't help it, I like he bad...1973, Caribbean Artists Movement, Savacou
- His mother chupse and reach for her pocketbook. "I going give yuh," she say, "And I going wait and see what happen."1991, Timothy Callender, It So Happen
Examples of chupse in a sentence
- The "chupse," a sound formed by sucking in the air between one's teeth, may convey disgust, boredom, frustration, or a combination of all three.1990, Harry S Pariser, The Adventure Guide to Barbados:
- A child's sucking of his teeth, known classically as a Bajan "chupse", when done in response to a parent's order to do something...2006, Willi Chen, Under the Perfume Tree:
- Whenever he did get this message Crawford would 'chupse' and say, "That mad man upstairs?1994, Peter Morgan, The Life and Times of Errol Barrow:
Forms of chupse
| third-person singular present | chupses |
|---|---|
| present participle | chupsing |
| past participle | chupsed |
| past | chupsed |
Origin of chupse
Onomatopoeic.
Questions about chupse
- What does chupse mean?
- Chupse means the sound produced by sucking air between the teeth, expressing displeasure, incredulity, etc.
- How do you use chupse in a sentence?
- The "chupse," a sound formed by sucking in the air between one's teeth, may convey disgust, boredom, frustration, or a combination of all three.
- What part of speech is chupse?
- Chupse can be a noun or a verb.
Words near chupse in the dictionary
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