beep
Noun: A crush, romantic interest, or partner you discuss with your family or friends but whose name and identity you keep hidden from some or all of them. Verb: When you're crushing on someone whose name and identity you keep hidden from family and friends. Origin: Comes from the "beep" sound made on television in place of profanity or classified information (the bleep censor). First recorded in San Francisco in 2022.
Noun: I was at the park today hanging with my friends and my beep showed up. Noun: Ugh, her old beep is basic. She's already got a new beep. Verb: Eliot's been beeping him since February.
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