teep

noun, verb — 3 senses

teep

noun

/tiːp/

Etymology Clipping of telepathic.

  • He was conscious that the Directorate's teep Corps was close by; he didn't particularly want his intimate thoughts in the hands of eighty bored telepaths.1955, Philip K. Dick, Solar Lottery:
  • What are you doing, bringing a teep here when we're ready to move?1997 June 9, Straczynski, Joseph Michael, “The Face of the Enemy”, in Babylon 5, season 4, episode 17, spoken by Number One (Marjorie Monaghan):
1 more example
  • She didn't need to be a teep to know what he was thinking.2011, Nate Kenyon, StarCraft: Ghost—Spectres, →ISBN, page 16:
  • He broke off, because one of the QCA men was bringing out a teep rod, a receptor that would pick up and record his thoughts for police inspection.1969, Philip K. Dick, Galactic Pot-Healer:
Synonyms
telepath

teep

verb

Etymology Clipping of telepathic.

  • Irritated, Benteley answered, "You're being teeped while you stand here. Verrick has them planted all over the place."1955, Philip K. Dick, Solar Lottery:
  • Heads up everyone. Mantis is teeping into our poor tired brains.2008 August 23, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, “Legacy”, in Guardians of the Galaxy, volume 2, number 2, page 18:
Synonyms
telepath
Related terms
teek

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