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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: meeps not peeps (any more) Tromboniator #200264 06/06/2011 9:47 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: Tromboniator Originally Posted By: Faldage Kittens do not peep and baby chicks do not meep. OK? What about adult chicks? Is meep derived from the sound of The Road Runner? A) Baby chicks is as opposed to adolescent chicks. There are no adult chicks, Mr. Smartyboots. And if there were they wouldn't meep either; they would cluck. 2) Some think, yes, meep is derived from the sound of the Road Runner. Others think it is echoic and was only popularized by the Road Runner. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted meeps not peeps (any more) Jackie 06/04/2011 6:33 PM Re: meeps not peeps (any more) goofy 06/04/2011 7:58 PM Re: meeps not peeps (any more) Candy 06/04/2011 11:57 PM Re: meeps not peeps (any more) LukeJavan8 06/05/2011 2:59 PM Re: meeps not peeps (any more) Faldage 06/05/2011 11:20 AM Re: meeps not peeps (any more) Jackie 06/05/2011 11:21 PM Re: meeps not peeps (any more) LukeJavan8 06/06/2011 1:46 AM Re: meeps not peeps (any more) Faldage 06/06/2011 1:56 AM Re: meeps not peeps (any more) Tromboniator 06/06/2011 2:53 AM Re: meeps not peeps (any more) Faldage 06/06/2011 9:47 AM Re: meeps not peeps (any more) tsuwm 06/06/2011 10:55 AM Re: meeps not peeps (any more) Jackie 06/07/2011 2:36 AM Re: meeps not peeps (any more) LukeJavan8 06/07/2011 3:32 PM Re: meeps not peeps (any more) Tromboniator 06/06/2011 11:00 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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