TP

or t.p.

[ tee-pee ]

/ ˈtiˈpi /

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noun

verb (used with or without object) TP'd, TP·ing.

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.

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Origin of TP

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

Other definitions for TP (2 of 3)

t.p.

abbreviation

title page.

toilet paper.

Surveying. turning point.

Other definitions for TP (3 of 3)

tp.

abbreviation

township.

troop.

How to use TP in a sentence

Farrell issued a ticket to an 18-year-old shipyard worker for speeding and an improper exhaust mechanism, according to the TP.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The ATP will threaten to nuke the TP, totally unaware that the TP also possesses nukes set to launch on warning.
8 Nightmares in 2011: U.S. Economy, Olbermann, More|Leslie H. Gelb|January 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Men in autumn and winter are blown upon by cold winds, and at once take hot fever (tp-i-gurrum).
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray
So, having learned many secrets, Atoua returned again to Tp.
Cleopatra|H. Rider Haggard

For this and many other things had I foreseen in the darkness of the tomb of Tp, and planned to bring about.
Cleopatra|H. Rider Haggard
Al Mrz, issuing out of Ar-tp, fought, defeated and slew him.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
After three or four days of rest in Dzak, we set out for Ar-tp.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

British Dictionary definitions for TP

the internet domain name for

East Timor

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