steups

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#1·5h ago

(West Indies, dialect, onomatopoeia) The sound made by sucking one's teeth.

A loud steups followed.

Origin: 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. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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(West Indies, Jamaica, dialect, onomatopoeia) To suck one's teeth, indicating disappointment, derision or disgust.

‘Here?’ Petronella steups. ‘Where you think here is?’

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