| 单词 | steups |
| 释义 | steupsn.int.  /stʃuːps/, U.S. /stʃups/, Caribbean English /stʃuːps/α. 1900s– cheups, 1900s– cheeups, 1900s– cheeupse, 1900s– chewps, 1900s– choops, 1900s– chupes, 1900s– chups, 1900s– chupse, 1900s– tchps, 2000s– tchups. β. 1900s– stcheups, 1900s– stchoops, 1900s– steups, 1900s– stewpse, 1900s– stroopes, 1900s– stupes, 1900s– stueeps, 1900s– stupse, 1900s– stups, 2000s– stewps. Forms with u or o occurring three or more times (e.g. stuuups, cheuuups, choooops) are also attested. A. n. 1. Caribbean. A sound made by sucking air and saliva through the teeth, used to express contempt, disapproval, annoyance, etc. ΚΠ 1952 R. de Boissière Crown Jewel 198/1 She made a ‘tchps’, sucking air with a discontented sound through lips and teeth. 2017 H. A. McLean Sparkle of Royal Blue ix. 64 She would just give me and my siblings a look or a steups (sucking her teeth) as a form of communication. 2. Jamaican. Chiefly in form choops. A kiss, esp. one which is light or perfunctory. ΚΠ 1991 B. Gloudon Stella Seh 148 Having worked out the positioning of your cheek to the kisser's lips, and vice versa, get ready to deliver a little choops. 2016 @RealDuttyMan 24 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 24 May 2020) What kinda kiss? Choops or French? B. int. Caribbean. Representing a sound made by sucking air and saliva through the teeth, used to express contempt, disapproval, annoyance, etc. ΚΠ 1959 ‘Macaw’ in Notebook (1960) 65 ‘Cheu-u-u-u-u-ups,’ she said, which gives you some idea of the mood she was in. 2012 B. A. Scott Is Amer. she Gone? 234 Like I have a money tree in my backyard! Steups! This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). steupsv./stʃuːps/, U.S. /stʃups/, Caribbean English /stʃuːps/ 1. intransitive. Caribbean. To make a sound by sucking air and saliva through the teeth, in order to express contempt, disapproval, annoyance, etc. Cf. to suck one's teeth, to kiss one's teeth at tooth n. Additions b. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > disapprove [verb (intransitive)] > express disapproval by sound or exclamation hoota1225 hissa1425 hem and hawk1588 catcall1735 cluck1821 tut1832 fie-fie1836 boo1855 harrumph1936 tsk-tsk1966 steups1967 1967 in F. G. Cassidy & R. B. LePage Dict. Jamaican Eng. 107/1 Noh chups pan mi. 1988 S. Seaforth Growing up with Miss Milly iv. 115 Glu Joe cheupsed and glared sharply at him. 2014 M. Roffey House of Ashes 55 His eyes went hard and he steupsed loudly. ‘Fock this is shit,’ he said aloud. 2. transitive. Jamaican. Chiefly in form choops. To kiss (someone). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > kiss > [verb (transitive)] kissc900 reachOE bassc1500 to lay on the lips1530 bussa1566 swap1577 smouch1588 lip1605 bause1607 suaviate1650 to pree a person's mouth1724 accolade1843 to give (someone) onec1882 to give (a person) some sugar1921 steups1967 1967 in F. G. Cassidy & R. B. LePage Dict. Jamaican Eng. 107/1 Im chups mi. 2013 @darius_roberti 19 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 2020) 'Tis the season to be choopsed under the mistletoe. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.int.1952v.1967 |
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