beep

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic

noun

1. The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
2. A short, electronically produced tone.
3. A message sent to a pager device.
   I got a beep from Kym, and she can fuck all night. 1992, Ice Cube (lyrics and music), “It Was A Good Day”, in The Predator

verb

1. (transitive) To sound (something that makes a beep).
   The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns.
2. (transitive, informal, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts
   Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers.
3. (intransitive) To produce a beep.
4. (transitive) To contact (someone via) a pager device.
   Burkat told him on the evening of Sunday, July 1, that Kritch “would have to terminate Mr. Waugaman on Monday when he came in, for not answering the beeper.” […] However, when considered in light of[…] Justak’s assertion in Waugaman’s termination notice that Respondent had unsuccessfully tried to “beep” him at 6 p.m.[…] 1981, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board (U.S.), volume 253, page 1060
   His first notion was to call her on her mobile phone device. After all, she had neither called nor beeped him to tell him any plans in advance. 2013, Tonshea Carroll Moore, Lanette Zavala, Wedding Vows Under Fire, page 138
5. (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
   Susan beeped Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call.
   He should have been here at two-fifteen the way he drove. I beeped him, but he didn't ring back. 2008, Deborah Eden, The Destroyer, page 157

Etymology 2

Blend of big + jeep. From being bigger versions of the general purpose superlight truck, the Willys MB "Jeep"

noun

1. (US, military, slang, dated, World War II) A 1/2-ton general purpose military light truck
2. (US, military, slang, dated, World War II, by extension) A 3/4-ton general purpose military medium truck
3. (US, military, slang, dated, World War II) Especially, the Dodge WC series U.S. Army WWII military trucks, in 1/2-ton 3/4-ton 1-ton variants