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beeper
noun- the telephone US
- “Here’s why I’m on the beeper, Ron,” said the telephone voice on the all-night radio show. — Joan Didion, Slouching Toward Bethlehem, p. 220, 1968
- an electronic paging device US, 1970
- He had an answering service and an electronic beeper that fit onto his belt. The beeper didn’t make Keyes feel particularly important; every shyster lawyer, dope dealer, and undercover agent in Dade County wore one. — Carl Hiassen, Tourist Season, p. 33, 1986
- Max prefers to be called on the tiny beeper attached to his belt. — Terry Williams, The Cocaine Kids, p. 31, 1989
- Besides, everybody had a beeper these days. — Richard Price, Clockers, p. 6, 1992
- They [call girls] drive Porsches, live in condos, have stockbrokers, carry beepers, you know, like Nancy Allen in Dressed to Kill. — True Romance, 1993
- In 1993 alone, the number of beeprs (more officially, “pagers”) in use in the US increased by nearly 50 percent. — Steven Daly and Nalthaniel Wice, alt.culture, p. 20, 1995
- There’s a card in there with my beeper number. — American Beauty, 1999
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