Definition of "blip" []

• A spot of light on a radar or sonar screen indicating the position of a detected object, such as an aircraft or a submarine. Also called pip3. (noun)
• A high-pitched electronic sound; a bleep. (noun)
• A transient sharp upward or downward movement, as on a graph. (noun)
• A temporary or insignificant phenomenon, especially a brief departure from the normal: "The decline in the share of GNP going to health . . . appears to be a one-time blip in the historic trend rather than the start of a new trend” ( Atlantic). (noun)
• To bleep. (verb-transitive)

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• "The title blip was so fitting as it leaves for many interpretations, one of them being a spike - perhaps in reality!"
• "Europe is certainly picked up, but again, we don't know how much of that is a short term blip or whether we're looking at sustained trend given the endemic problems that we're all watching in Europe."
• ""This might be a short-term blip as we build up to a peak of demand around the Olympics itself but it could also be a worrying indicator of a lack of engagement in the Olympics from both business and consumers", Green said."