cheepyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃiːpi/, U.S.

/ˈtʃipi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cheep n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < cheep n. + -y suffix¹.With Scots use in sense ‘plaintive, puling’ compare quot. c1729 for cheeping n. and adj. at cheep v. Derivatives.

Given to or characterized by cheeping; of the nature of a cheep or cheeps.In quots. 1864, 2003: (Scottish) plaintive, puling.

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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that whistles or chirps

pipient1607

chirping1611

cheeping1708

cheepy1841

yeeping1945

1841 Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (ed. 2) I. Chippie-burdie, perhaps a child's toy called a cheepy-burdie, from the noise made when the air is forced out.

1864 T. Carlyle Let. 18 Aug. in J. A. Froude T. Carlyle: Life in London (1884) II. xxvi. 280 What a humiliated, broken-down, poor cheepy wretch I am.

1882 T. H. Potts Out in Open 229 The beautiful green wren sounds his cheepy cry, denoting danger, with a most confident air.

1901 Southern Workman Nov. 585 Nine black and yellow fluffs they were, dainty, bright-eyed, cheepy, yellow-legged.

1997 S. Henderson In Elizabeth 104 Our science teacher, Mr Rodda—whom we called Budgie because of his little beak, cheepy voice and flinchy blinky mannerisms.

2003 Recorded Conversat.: Buckie Mother & Child (SCOTS transcript) in www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Recording 5/2 Stop cheepin will ye? [child noises] I dinna like cheepy girls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cheepy
释义	cheepyadj. Brit. /ˈtʃiːpi/, U.S. /ˈtʃipi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cheep n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < cheep n. + -y suffix¹.With Scots use in sense ‘plaintive, puling’ compare quot. c1729 for cheeping n. and adj. at cheep v. Derivatives. Given to or characterized by cheeping; of the nature of a cheep or cheeps.In quots. 1864, 2003: (Scottish) plaintive, puling. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that whistles or chirps pipient1607 chirping1611 cheeping1708 cheepy1841 yeeping1945 1841 Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (ed. 2) I. Chippie-burdie, perhaps a child's toy called a cheepy-burdie, from the noise made when the air is forced out. 1864 T. Carlyle Let. 18 Aug. in J. A. Froude T. Carlyle: Life in London (1884) II. xxvi. 280 What a humiliated, broken-down, poor cheepy wretch I am. 1882 T. H. Potts Out in Open 229 The beautiful green wren sounds his cheepy cry, denoting danger, with a most confident air. 1901 Southern Workman Nov. 585 Nine black and yellow fluffs they were, dainty, bright-eyed, cheepy, yellow-legged. 1997 S. Henderson In Elizabeth 104 Our science teacher, Mr Rodda—whom we called Budgie because of his little beak, cheepy voice and flinchy blinky mannerisms. 2003 Recorded Conversat.: Buckie Mother & Child (SCOTS transcript) in www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Recording 5/2 Stop cheepin will ye? [child noises] I dinna like cheepy girls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1841
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