Blep

Quick meaning: Blep is a verb meaning (Internet slang, of an animal) To extend the tongue beyond the lips, seemingly for no reason, without opening the mouth fully.

Meaning

(Internet slang, of an animal) To extend the tongue beyond the lips, seemingly for no reason, without opening the mouth fully.

More Meanings

1. (Internet slang, of an animal) The act of extending the tongue beyond the lips without opening the mouth fully.

Example Sentences

We found out why cats do this and collated some of our favorite blep moments.

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.

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.

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.

Word Forms

• bleps
• blepping
• blepped

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include blop, bleat, blaff, blenk, blabber, loll.

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