Chuse vs Chupse - What's the difference?

chuse | chupse |

As verbs the difference between chuse and chupse

is that chuse is while chupse is (barbados) to produce such a sound.

As an interjection chupse is

(barbados) the sound produced by sucking air between the teeth, expressing displeasure, incredulity, etc.

chuse

English

Verb

(chus)

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* 1739 , A Treatise of Human Nature: Book II :

Secondly, When in exerting any passion in action, we chuse means insufficient for the design'd end, and deceive ourselves in our judgment of causes and effects.

*1817 , :

"Now, Kitty, you may cough as much as you chuse ," said Mr. Bennet

chupse

English

Interjection

(en interjection)

(Barbados) The sound produced by sucking air between the teeth, expressing displeasure, incredulity, etc.

* 1970 , Frank A Collymore, Notes for a glossary of words and phrases of Barbadian dialect?

There is the small effortless chupse of indifference; the thin hard chupse of mere disdain; the long, liquid, vibrating chupse which shakes the rafters and expresses every kind of defiance."

* 1972 , Edward Samuel Maynard, Endogamy Among Barbadian Immigrants to New York City

What was apparent, however, was a certain apologetic attitude such as "he's an American (chupse ) but he's all right."

* 1990 , Harry S Pariser, The Adventure Guide to Barbados?

The "chupse ," a sound formed by sucking in the air between one's teeth, may convey disgust, boredom, frustration, or a combination of all three.

* 2006 , Willi Chen, Under the Perfume Tree

A child's sucking of his teeth, known classically as a Bajan "chupse ", when done in response to a parent's order to do something...

Verb

(Barbados) To produce such a sound.

* 1973 , Caribbean Artists Movement, Savacou

But Elmina only chupse and say, "But Grandma, I like James, though. I can't help it, I like he bad...

* 1991 , Timothy Callender, It So Happen?

His mother chupse and reach for her pocketbook. "I going give yuh," she say, "And I going wait and see what happen."

* 1994 , Peter Morgan, The Life and Times of Errol Barrow?

Whenever he did get this message Crawford would 'chupse' and say, "That mad man upstairs? Man, don't pay him no mind."