"steups" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: steupses [plural]
Etymology: Imitative of the act of sucking one's teeth as a gesture of annoyance or disapproval. Native to the English-speaking West Indies, e.g. Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago etc. In Jamaica, the term "kissing teeth" is used instead. Head templates: {{en-noun}} steups (plural steupses)
  1. (Caribbean, dialect, onomatopoeia) The sound made by sucking one's teeth. Tags: Caribbean, dialectal, onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-steups-en-noun-Wa6~vcdX Categories (other): Caribbean English, English onomatopoeias
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stewps, chupes, chupse, cheups, steupse

Verb

Forms: steupses [present, singular, third-person], steupsing [participle, present], steupsed [participle, past], steupsed [past]
Etymology: Imitative of the act of sucking one's teeth as a gesture of annoyance or disapproval. Native to the English-speaking West Indies, e.g. Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago etc. In Jamaica, the term "kissing teeth" is used instead. Head templates: {{en-verb}} steups (third-person singular simple present steupses, present participle steupsing, simple past and past participle steupsed)
  1. (Caribbean, Jamaica, dialect, onomatopoeia) To suck one's teeth, indicating disappointment, derision or disgust. Tags: Caribbean, Jamaica, dialectal, onomatopoeic Synonyms: kiss one's teeth, suck one's teeth Related terms: hiss, shush Translations (to suck one's teeth): purra hammasta (Finnish), tanglayini taqillatmoq (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-steups-en-verb-wNOjqmhL Categories (other): Caribbean English, English onomatopoeias, Jamaican English, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Uzbek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stewps, chupes, chupse, cheups, steupse

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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