Parps

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. Produces a brief, blaring honk, like a car horn or a toy trumpet giving a sudden loud note
2. Gives out a short, raucous blast of sound, typically from a horn or a similar noisy device
3. Sounds a quick, loud, nasal honk, the way an old motor horn or a squeaky instrument does

Etymology: "Parps" is the plural form of "parp," which can be a noun for a short, blaring sound (such as a car horn) or a verb meaning to make such a sound. The word is imitative, meaning it was formed to echo the noise it describes, in the same family as words like "beep" and "toot." Its plural form simply refers to more than one such sound, or to the act repeated several times.

Synonyms: honk, toot, beep