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tp.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. township.

  2. troop.


t.p. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. title page.

  2. toilet paper.

  3. Surveying. turning point.


TP 3 American  
[tee-pee] / ˈtiˈpi /
Or t.p.

noun

  1. toilet paper.


verb (used with or without object)

TP'd, TPing
  1. to cover a house, a tree, or other structure, usually on someone’s home property, with strips of toilet paper, as a prank.

    We TP’d the English teacher’s house last Halloween.

tp British  

abbreviation

  1. East Timor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of TP

First recorded in 1940–45 TP for def. 1, and in 1960–65 TP for def. 2; T(oilet) P(aper)

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