steups

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The sound made by sucking one's teeth. Caribbean,dialectal,onomatopoeic
    — A loud steups followed.
动词 v.
  1. To suck one's teeth, indicating disappointment, derision or disgust. Caribbean,Jamaica,dialectal,onomatopoeic
    — ‘Here?’ Petronella steups. ‘Where you think here is?’

词形变化

steupses plural stewps alternative chupes alternative chupse alternative cheups alternative steupse alternative steupses present,singular,third-person steupsing participle,present steupsed participle,past steupsed past stewps alternative chupes alternative chupse alternative cheups alternative steupse alternative

词源

词源 1
Imitative of the act of sucking one's teeth as a gesture of annoyance or disapproval. Native to the English-speaking West Indies, e.g. Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago etc. In Jamaica, the term "kissing teeth" is used instead.
词源 2
Imitative of the act of sucking one's teeth as a gesture of annoyance or disapproval. Native to the English-speaking West Indies, e.g. Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago etc. In Jamaica, the term "kissing teeth" is used instead.
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