tp.

¹

abbreviation for

1. township.
2. troop.

t.p.

²

abbreviation for

1. title page.
2. toilet paper ( def ).
3. Surveying. turning point.

TP

³

or t.p.

[ tee-pee ]

noun

1. toilet paper.

verb (used with or without object)

, TP'd, TP·ing.

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

the internet domain name for

1. East Timor

Word History and Origins

Origin of tp.¹

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

Example Sentences

Farrell issued a ticket to an 18-year-old shipyard worker for speeding and an improper exhaust mechanism, according to the TP.

From The Daily Beast

The ATP will threaten to nuke the TP, totally unaware that the TP also possesses nukes set to launch on warning.

From The Daily Beast

Men in autumn and winter are blown upon by cold winds, and at once take hot fever (tp-i-gurrum).

From Project Gutenberg

So, having learned many secrets, Atoua returned again to Tp.

From Project Gutenberg

For this and many other things had I foreseen in the darkness of the tomb of Tp, and planned to bring about.

From Project Gutenberg

Al Mrz, issuing out of Ar-tp, fought, defeated and slew him.

From Project Gutenberg

After three or four days of rest in Dzak, we set out for Ar-tp.

From Project Gutenberg