steups
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
Definition of steups
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Caribbean, dialectal, onomatopoeic)The sound made by sucking one's teeth.
“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.”
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noun
-
(Caribbean, dialectal, onomatopoeic)The sound made by sucking one's teeth.
“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.”
verb
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(Caribbean, Jamaica, dialectal, onomatopoeic)To suck one's teeth, indicating disappointment, derision or disgust.
“‘Here?’ Petronella steups. ‘Where you think here is?’”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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.
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