queep

The sound a bird may make, similar to peep, chirp, cheep.

Interjection

  1. The sound a bird may make, similar to peep, chirp, cheep.
    • In flight they often made a close flock calling, queep, queep, queep, queep, queep, . . . - 1918, Joseph Grinnell, Harold Child Bryant, Tracy Irwin Storer, The game birds of California:
    • They followed her at a rapid tiny waddle, crying queep-queep-queep. - 1929, Henry Williamson, The Pathway, Volume 4:
  2. The sound a machine may make, similar to beep. See pocketa-queep.

Origin

Imitative.

Noun government, military

  1. Non-flying duties, typically paperwork, that are undesirable to pilots.
    • Why in the hell isn’t there someone else to do all this queep?!
    • It isn't how well you fly, it's who you know and how well you perform your queep ground job. - 1997 July 28, Kurt Bjorn, “Re: USAF Low Morale Confirmed!!!”, in...
    • Still, the above is a true reflection of statistical promotion rates in the context of our current queep-biased system. - 2001 September 6, Zaprass, “Re: Tiny U.S. planes spy as GIs avoid danger”, in...

Noun Entry 3

  1. A rowing event, with two scullers and two sweepers per shell.

Origin

Short for "quad-sweep", a rowing boat/event.

Verb

  1. To emit a "queep" sound.
    • She started to speak, but the peek queeped, and she studded it on. - 1969 August, Harlan Ellison, “Along the Scenic Route”, in Adam:
    • The computer queeped softly and then said, “Ship's systems ....” - 2000, Diane Duane, Intellivore, Simon and Schuster, page 183:
    • “This used to be where the contractors kept their heavy equipment,” Lester rumbled, aiming a car door remote at the door, which queeped and opened. - 2009, Cory Doctorow, Makers, Macmillan, page 22:

Forms

queeps queeping queeped