What does "pp" mean?
Initialism of parish priest.
Pp
name, noun, phrase
name, noun, phrase ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of parish priest.
- Grammar: pp is listed as name, noun, phrase.
- Nearest alternatives: airmail, correspondence, express, frank.
- Usage evidence: Whose is that car? Do you see it she said, parking at the gate? Oh God let it not be the PP and the state of the place.
How to use "pp"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of parish priest. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"Whose is that car? Do you see it she said, parking at the gate? Oh God let it not be the PP and the state of the place."
- 2 Initialism of percentage point. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
- 3 Abbreviation of pages (plural of p). abbreviation, alt-of, plural, plural-only
- 4 Initialism of polypropylene. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 5 Initialism of past participle. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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- 6 Initialism of precocious puberty. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 7 proton and proton (used attributively to describe a collision or other interaction of these two particles) uncountable
"Comparisons with ppbar and pp data reveal improvement in the description of single diffractive events.."
- 8 Abbreviation of prone positioning (“proning”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 9 Eye dialect spelling of pee-pee. alt-of, countable, pronunciation-spelling, uncountable
- 10 Abbreviation of performance points. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 11 Initialism of prepositional phrase. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"partitive PP"
- 12 Initialism of postpositional phrase. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 13 Initialism of past participle. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 14 Initialism of power play. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 15 Initialism of promenade position. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 16 Initialism of pussy pass. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 17 Initialism of pee-pee (“penis or vagina”). Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 18 Initialism of public parking. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 19 Initialism of planning permission. British, Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Phrase
- 1 Initialism of play or pay. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"‘Well, I’ll bet you half a dozen of claret on it; come!’ said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire, resuming the conversation to which Mr. Pell’s entrance had caused a momentary interruption. […] ‘I never bet half a dozen!’ said the other gentleman. ‘I’ll take a dozen.’ ‘Done, Simmery, done!’ said Wilkins Flasher, Esquire. ‘P. P., mind,’ observed the other."
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of PowerPoint. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"PP’s enthusiasts claim that it emboldens nervous speakers and forces everyone to present information in an ordered way. […] The presentational precursor to PowerPoint was the overhead projector, which is why PP screens are still called “slides”."
- 2 Initialism of PayPal. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 Initialism of Planned Parenthood. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 4 Initialism of Puzzle Pirates. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 5 Initialism of Partido Popular (“People's Party”): a conservative and Christian democratic political party in Spain. Spanish, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Nowadays, for example, voting for the Socialist Party can mean a leftist coalition between the Socialists and Podemos, the anti-establishment party, or a center-right one among the Socialists, the center right Ciudadanos and Partido Popular; a vote for Ciudadanos may yield a right-wing alliance with the P.P. or a centrist one with the Socialists."
Example
"Whose is that car? Do you see it she said, parking at the gate? Oh God let it not be the PP and the state of the place."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "pp"?
Common synonyms include: airmail, correspondence, express, frank, letter, mail.
How do you use "pp" in a sentence?
Whose is that car? Do you see it she said, parking at the gate? Oh God let it not be the PP and the state of the place.
Etymology
Abbreviations.