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steups

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The sound made by sucking one's teeth.

Caribbean, dialectal, onomatopoeic

Equivalents

Françaistchiptchiper
2 more languages
Nederlandstjoeri

Examples

“A loud steups followed.”
“He thought he heard a loud steups somewhere from the dark.”
“When my mother heard this she let⟳ out a loud steups but said nothing.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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