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Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of young prisoner. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

   "First it was an adult mixed prison, then a female borstal. Now it's a long-term secure jail for YPs, mostly lifers."

2. 2
   Abbreviation of permanent income. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
3. 3
   Alternative form of Yp. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
4. 4
   Alternative form of Yp. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
5. 5
   Initialism of Yellow Pages, a network protocol invented by Sun Microsystems. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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6. 6
   Initialism of young punk. Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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"First it was an adult mixed prison, then a female borstal. Now it's a long-term secure jail for YPs, mostly lifers."

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