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Feb 4, 2010 13:07
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English term

sound made when opening a bottle

English Art/Literary Linguistics
Would anyone remind me how can you write the sound made when opening a bottle of a fizzy drink?
Something that sounds like http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=6110
E.g. The bottle opened with a fizz/hiss -- anything more colloquial?
Responses
3 +5 pshh
4 +5 pop
4 +2 Phsst
3 clink or fizz
3 Phzzz
References
useful sounds

Discussion

Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar) (asker) Feb 4, 2010:
Pop vs. beer Carol, sorry if you felt mislead. They say a picture is worth a thousand words..... Hence the link to the sound :-) For me pop is (http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=66393 ). While my original link sounds more like (http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=74511 ). Would the latter be also 'pop'?
Jim Tucker (X) Feb 4, 2010:
the supplied recording ...is pretty specific
Carol Gullidge Feb 4, 2010:
ah! now opening a can of pop or beer makes a different sound altogether, but that isn't what you specified!
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar) (asker) Feb 4, 2010:
Coke/beer bottle (or can) vs. wine/champagne bottle - to be more precise. That's why I tried to find the right sound.

Responses

+5
13 mins
Selected

pshh

It's not a fizz yet, as that is the actual sound of the bubbles, not the escaping air pressure. Might be a hiss, but that doesn't capture the plosive opening.
Peer comment(s):
agree Laurie Price : this one's good too -- good point about the air pressure --
3 mins
agree Alison Sabedoria (X) : Seems right for a bottle rather than a can
20 mins
agree MurielP (X) : it reminds me of an old schwepps advert
48 mins
Ah yes....or even http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pschitt
agree Polangmar
3 hrs
agree Rachel Fell : agree with MuirelP about the Schweppes tonic water ad. (sadly, can't find a link to the ad. online!...)
9 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I would like to thank all contributors answering and commenting my question, with special thanks for comments from Mirra & MurielP. Also separate thanks to Derek for reference links. As points cannot be split all of them go here. "
+5
7 mins

pop

is the usual one, if you don't need to be inventive.

Sorry, I haven't been able to look at yr link yet!

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-02-04 13:15:24 GMT)
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but "opened with a fizz" is fine
Note from asker:
I'm sure you open a wine with a pop, but a coke or beer? Maybe fizz is the one, though?
Peer comment(s):
agree Noni Gilbert Riley : Exactly what I was thinking - and it's what will appear if it's in cartoon form!
2 mins
many thanks Noni - indeed it is!
agree Laurie Price : yes, pop and fizz -- both components
8 mins
many thanks Laurie! As long as he doesn't use "hiss" (sounds a bit sinister!), there's probably no limit to the no. of choices
agree Jenni Lukac (X)
12 mins
many thanks Jenni!
neutral Sarah Bessioud : IMO, pop is the perfect sound for a cork coming out of a wine or champagne, rather than a bottle of 'pop'. Mmm, now that's a good idea for this evening...
21 mins
true, but I did also mention "fizz". This works if you want to use the construction "... with a fizz"
agree Yasutomo Kanazawa : This is the common word used to describe the sound.
26 mins
many thanks Yasutomo!
agree Rolf Keiser
4 hrs
many thanks Goldcoaster!
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+2
17 mins

Phsst

According to the web ref below, this is how Coca-cola write their can-opening sound
Reference:

http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/presscenter/nr_20090922_sounds_of_coke.html

Peer comment(s):
neutral Jim Tucker (X) : The can's a little different: more powerful at first, then dies out suddenly. Bottle has more follow-through. // Well, you know these sound people!
6 mins
Now you're getting technical ;-) Well, if the sound guys want more follow-through, there's nothing wrong with Phsssssssssttttttttt!
agree Yasutomo Kanazawa : This sounds good too.
16 mins
Thank you
agree Mirra_ : it's this, but shoul be spelled 'fsst' " the "fsst" sound of beer being opened" http://the-enfield-strikes-back.blogspot.com/ :)) fssssssssssssttt!
35 mins
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42 mins

clink or fizz

..., i.e., "to open with a clink (of metal)," especially to emphasize the material of which the cap is made, or "to open with a fizz," especially to emphasize the sound of escaping gas.

Merriam-Webster has this to say:
clink
intransitive verb : to give out a slight sharp short metallic sound
transitive verb : to cause to clink
(See http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clink .)

fizz
intransitive verb
1 : to make a hissing or sputtering sound : EFFERVESCE
[...]
(See http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fizz .)
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22 hrs

Phzzz

You then open the top of the can to hear the ""phzzzz"" sound of the soda as it is opened

Some write it as pjzzzz 4 "Z's" but mostly it is phzzz 3 "Z's"

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Note added at 22 hrs (2010-02-05 11:44:53 GMT)
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Maybe you can use the 4 "Z's" to make it a longer refreshing sound
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Reference comments

1 hr
Reference:

useful sounds

perhaps, if you never looked for it you won't believe it, but they are not so easy to find

http://www.rickwalton.com/freeu/brains/sounds.htm

moreover

There was a very faint fsst sound when I popped it open so carbonation had clearly started.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/high-gravity-beer-not-carbon...

You're crazy! *fsst, sound of a bottle of Coca-Cola being opened*
http://forums.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com/viewtopic.php?p=325...
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