"bzzt" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-interj}} bzzt
  1. (onomatopoeia) The sound of a buzzer or of electricity. Often used as a reaction to a wrong answer. Tags: onomatopoeic Synonyms: bzzzt Translations (wrong answer!): ブッブー (bubbū) (Japanese), ブー () (Japanese), (ttaeng) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-bzzt-en-intj-fsd3cSrp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias

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          "ref": "1921, Alfred Emanuel Smith, New Outlook",
          "text": "The buzzer on Matthew's desk rang violently at this point, bzzt-bzzt...",
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        {
          "ref": "2000, Linda P Acredolo, Susan Goodwyn, Baby minds: brain-building games your baby will love",
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          "ref": "2001, Keith R A DeCandido, Rockne S O'Bannon, Farscape: House of Cards",
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          "roman": "bubbū",
          "sense": "wrong answer!",
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      "sense": "wrong answer!",
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