steups

Meanings

Verb

• To suck one's teeth, indicating disappointment, derision or disgust.

Noun

• The sound made by sucking one's teeth.

Origin

• Imitative of the act of sucking one's teeth as a gesture of annoyance or disapproval. Native to the English-speaking West Indies, e.g. Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago etc. In Jamaica, the term "kissing teeth" is used instead.