blippy

blippy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English blip
English -y
English blippy

    From blip + -y.

    Adjective

    blippy (comparative blippier, superlative blippiest)

    1. Characterized by blips (short sounds of a single pitch).
      • 2007, SPIN, volume 23, number 1, page 20:
        This mad electro-pop/dance-rock whatsit from Sweden brings to mind Stereolab at their blippiest and Black Grape at their loopiest — and manages to sell lots of cars and soft drinks in the process.
      • 2008 June 8, Ben Ratliff, “Folk in Death-Metal, Nintendo in Techno”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        Sometimes he relies on the tiny blippy noises for percussion, but in places he uses a drummer as well, playing thrashing solos over the electronics.
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