blep

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Verb

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  1. (Internet slang) To extend one's tongue beyond the lips without opening the mouth fully.
    • 2018 March 17, Ellen Scott, “Why cats leave their tongues hanging out”, in The Metro‎[1]:
      You know what blepping is, right? It’s when an animal’s tongue casually pokes out of their mouth and stays there. It’s very cute, but quite odd.
    • 2018 May 24, Michele Debczak, “Sploot 101: 12 Animal Slang Words Every Pet Parent Should Know”, in Mental Floss‎[2]:
      Animal experts aren’t entirely sure why pets blep, but in cats it may have something to do with the Flehmen response, in which they use their tongues to “smell” the air.
    • 2019 October 12, Andrew Fortin-Caldera, “LA Zoo Urges Support for Endangered Species with Cute Animal Pics”, in NBC Los Angeles‎[3]:
      The Endangered Species Act is our greatest safeguard against extinction, and it's under attack right now. Animals can’t speak up to protect their own kind, but they can blep.


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