Meaning of boop | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname from German.
2. A low-pitched beeping sound.
3. A gentle or playful tap or strike, especially on the nose.
   colloquial

Examples

“When something important happened, a polite sort⟳ of boop went off, and up in the right-hand corner of your screen, above the copy⟳, a word or two appeared: Urgent, Bulletin, Late Stocks, whatever.”

“Originally, computers' attempts at making music were recognizable by their beeps and boops and weird swoops. And to suggest⟳ that the rhythms laid down by a^([sic]) electronic drummer were anything close⟳ to swingin' was humorous.”

“Guitars riffle precise chords and lilt through arpeggios, keyboards go boop, and every flick of a drumbeat is in place⟳.”

“Santogold, from Brooklyn, may be mocking scene pretensions, defending the creative impulse or both in her single, “L.E.S. Artistes,” with its drumstick-clicking beat⟳, electro boops and dance-rock chorus.”

““Boop, on the nose! Boop, on the nose! Boop, on the nose!” “He's bypassing our shields. We can't take⟳ many more boops.” “Thanks to Father giving me full access to Starfleet data systems, I know⟳ all possible shield frequencies. Boop!””

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