burpee

bur·pee
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UK/ˈbɜːpi/Canada, US/ˈbɝpi/

noun

A physical exercise performed by bending over, performing a squat thrust, returning to a standing position, and jumping once.

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Meanings

burpee1

nounburpee (plural burpees)

plural burpees

  1. A physical exercise performed by bending over, performing a squat thrust, returning to a standing position, and jumping once.

Burpee2

proper nounBurpee (plural Burpees)

plural Burpees

  1. A surname.

Origin

Named after American physiologist Royal Huddleston Burpee.

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Translations

Bulgarian бъ́рпи
  • бъ́рпи (bắrpi)burpee
Czech angličák
  • angličákburpee
Finnish yleisliike
  • yleisliikeburpee
German Burpee
  • Burpeeburpee
Russian бёрпи, бу́рпи
  • бёрпи (bjórpi)burpee
  • бу́рпи (búrpi)burpee
Spanish burpee
  • burpeeburpee

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with burpee

chirpyburpyslurpytwerpy
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Sounds the same

burpy

Anagrams

Beerup
Cite this entry
APA

burpee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burpee

MLA

“burpee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burpee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burpee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burpee.

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