perp

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɝp/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)p

Etymology 1Edit

Clipping of perpetrator

NounEdit

perp (plural perps)

1. (slang, law enforcement) Perpetrator.

   "We have the perp in custody," the policeman said.

Derived termsEdit

• perp walk

TranslationsEdit

perpetrator

• Russian: правонаруши́тель (ru) m (pravonarušítelʹ), злоумы́шленник (ru) m (zloumýšlennik)

Etymology 2Edit

Clipping of perpendicular

AdjectiveEdit

perp

1. (architecture) Abbreviation of perpendicular.

   a perp window

AnagramsEdit

• PREP, Repp, prep, prep., repp