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What do you call the act of swiping a finger on your lips and blowing it to mimic a crazy person? I am referring to the act of blowing your finger with your lips and making the "BLBLBLBLBLBLBL" sound. Is there a word or phrase for it?

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    Not sure if there is word for this specifically, but related is blowing a raspberry .
    – katatahito
    Commented Jul 10, 2019 at 0:19
  • A swiping motion is usually right to left or vice versa, like when you swipe the screen on a cell phone.
    – Mari-Lou A
    Commented Jul 10, 2019 at 6:23
  • I think you're referring to a forefinger being used as it it were a guitar pick that flicks (flips?) up and down on puckered lips. I like the question if only because it is HARD to describe the action, and you did a good job describing the nonsense babble that is produced. Come to think of it, parents do this sound to newborn babies to make them laugh or smile.
    – Mari-Lou A
    Commented Jul 10, 2019 at 6:26

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I do not believe that there is an specific English word for this action. If there is, i have never encountered it that I can recall.

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Its called Batty Lip Burbling

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BattyLipBurbling

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I found some lists of words that denote sounds made by humans:

But they don't seem to include the sound you are looking for. (I believe it is what is heard in this video titled "Brub brub brub brub brub").

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