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| ==Eep== | ==Eep== | ||
| ===Sounds=== | |||
| "Eep" is an ] ] most commonly associated with the ] ] system alert sound, "" that was introduced with the System 7 ] ] but removed in OS 9. | |||
| The ] "Eep!" has made its way into ] and is used to express ] or ]. | |||
| *] (] ]) - "Eep, opp, ork, ah-ah" ] | |||
| *] (TV cartoon ]) - similar to his "]" sound | |||
| *] (] ]) - a noise | |||
| *] (]) - 1 of 4 basic ]-words: eep, oop, ack, and chee | |||
| *] - "shqip" ] | |||
| ===Acronyms=== | ===Acronyms=== | ||
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Eep
Sounds
"Eep" is an onomatopoeia sound most commonly associated with the Apple Macintosh computer system alert sound, "WildEep!" that was introduced with the System 7 Mac OS but removed in OS 9.
The expression "Eep!" has made its way into pop culture and is used to express shock or surprise.
- Jetsons (TV cartoon) - "Eep, opp, ork, ah-ah" song
- Road Runner (TV cartoon character) - similar to his "meep-meep" sound
- Man Your Spacesuits (drinking game) - a noise
- Escape from Monkey Island (computer game) - 1 of 4 basic monkey-words: eep, oop, ack, and chee
- Albanian language - "shqip" pronunciation
Acronyms
EEP is also a three-letter acronym.
- Early Entrance Program (CSU)
- Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. - NYSE traded company
- Engineered & Environmental Products - "a distributor of highly engineered industrial products"
- European Education Partnership - "industry-education partnership helping policy-makers and educators achieve sustainable use of new technologies and digital media to benefit learning for all"
- European Endangered Species Program - mentioned in Dublin Zoo
- European Environmental Press - "a Europe-wide association of sixteen environmental magazines"
- Executive Excellence Publishing - "a source of knowledge on personal and organizational leadership development"
- Extensible Authentication Protocol - pronunciation
Other
- Star Control II computer game - Yehat clan
- History of the Meep: funny webpage that includes "eep"
- Wild Eep Foundation - "strives for nothing less than the prevalence and platform independence of the Wild Eep"
- Google "eep" search results
- Wiki Cities Wild Eep article