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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

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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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