boop

American  

[boop] / bup /

verb

Informal.

1. to playfully tap the nose.

   As tempting as it may be to sidle up for a selfie or to boop a seal's nose, these are wild animals and you'll have to keep your distance.

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noun

1. Informal. a playful tap on the nose.

   My greyhound's got such a long snoot that I can't help but give it a boop.

2. a short, relatively low-pitched tone produced by an electronic device as a signal.

   If you find yourself overwhelmed by beeps and boops, customize your notification preferences to turn off sounds or only send you alerts during certain hours.

Etymology

Origin of boop

First recorded in 1880–85 boop for def. 3; 2000–05 boop for def. 2; of imitative origin

Example Sentences

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boop

There’s no video of each individual time Judge Arthur Engoron goes bop or boop or whatever.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2023

But don't actually boop it — it can stain your fingers a slimy black when touched.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2023

The star added: "He started to go up the hill and then boop, crash. I was laughing but he was horrified."

From Fox News ● Feb. 20, 2021

I remember a friend of mine had Atari, and just sitting for hours as that little ball went, “boop, boop, boop.”

From Forbes ● Dec. 6, 2012

I interrupted his unblinking stare with a finger-to-nose boop.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas