bzzp.

n.  the buzzing of a fax machine disconnecting, as described in Fax: Facsimile Technology and Systems; see also bzzpbzzpbzzp

bzzpbzzpbzzp.

n.  the signals which set up a modem for receiving faxes, as described in Fax: Facsimile Technology and Systems; see also bzzp.

bzzrrrrmmmmm.

n.  the vibration of a video game console’s “rumble pack,” as in the comic strip “PvP” by Scott R. Kurtz.

bzzrrtt.

n.  a buzzing malfunction of someone’s robot double standing in line until the next Star Wars film opens, as in the comic strip “PvP” by Scott R. Kurtz; see also bzzzt, fttrrzzt, kzrrrtt.

bzzt.

(also bzzzt.)  interj.  an indication that a wrong answer was given, as in a television game show.

<Pressing an imaginary button, Crichton said, “Bzzt!  Wrong answer.  —Keith R. A. DeCandido, Farscape: House of Cards.>

n.  a call to draw attention to oneself, as when making an important announcement.

<At this point, Escalla popped into view above the center of the table and briskly clapped her hands like a carnival announcer.  “Bzzt!  All right, important safety note at this point!”  —Paul Kidd, White Plume Mountain.>

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