chupse

Definitions

The sound produced by sucking air between the teeth, expressing displeasure, incredulity, etc.

Barbados

Examples

“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."”

“What was apparent, however, was a certain apologetic attitude such as "he's an American (chupse) but he's all right."”

“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.”

“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...”

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