perp

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /pɝp/
Rhymes: -ɜː(r)p

Etymology 1

Clipping of perpetrator

Noun

perp (plural perps)

(slang, law enforcement) Perpetrator.
"We have the perp in custody," the policeman said.

Derived terms

perp walk

Translations

perpetrator

Russian: правонаруши́тель (ru) m (pravonarušítelʹ), злоумы́шленник (ru) m (zloumýšlennik)

Etymology 2

Clipping of perpendicular

Adjective

perp

(architecture) Abbreviation of perpendicular.
a perp window

Anagrams

PREP, Repp, prep, prep., repp

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