bleepable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bleep +‎ -able

Adjective[edit]

bleepable (comparative more bleepable, superlative most bleepable)

  1. (informal) Suitable for bleeping (censoring by replacement with a tone), i.e. foul-mouthed.
    • 1998 May, SPIN, volume 14, number 5:
      ...competing with Alanis Morissette for the most bleepable alt-rock single ("Closer") of the decade.
    • 2001 September, Indianapolis Monthly, volume 25, number 1:
      ...Mora unleashed the famous "Mora meltdown," in which he blasted his team, his coaches and himself in largely bleepable terms. A day later he resigned.
    • 2009, Jon Canfield, Photodex ProShow: Visual QuickStart Guide:
      The first bleepable moment occurs at 00;00;06;07 (6 seconds and 7 frames in). Press the spacebar to pause here.
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