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pac(originally) A moccasin with a sole made of leather or deerskin.padA flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.pahUsed to express distaste, disgust or outrage.pak(marketing) Alternative form of pack.pal(colloquial) A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.pamThe jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.panA wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.pao(chess) A fairy chess piece which moves identically to the xiangqi cannon, moving orthogonally and must hop over a piece of either side to capture.pap(uncountable) Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.parAbbreviation of paragraph.pas(now rare) The right of going foremost; precedence.patThe sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep.pau(Hawaii) done; over; finishedpav(cricket, informal) Clipping of pavilion.pawThe soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.pax(British, dated, school slang) Friendship; truce.pay(ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.pceAbbreviation of piece.pcm(in classified ads) Initialism of per calendar month.pcsplural of pc (“piece”)pctAbbreviation of percent.pdfInitialism of probability density function.peaAny of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others.peb(slang) Clipping of pebble (“small piece of crack cocaine”)pec(colloquial, usually in the plural) The pectoralis major muscle.ped(on traffic signs) A pedestrian.pee(intransitive, colloquial) To urinate.pegA cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.penAn enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.pep(informal, transitive) To inject with energy and enthusiasm.pesthe foot of a humanpetAn animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.pewOne of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.pffAn expression of annoyance or disappointment.pfp(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of profile picture.pftAlternative form of pfft.pgsplural of pg, Abbreviation of pages.phiΦ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph".phoA Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and optionally beef or chicken.phrAbbreviation of phrase.phtUsed to signify mild annoyance or disagreement.phy(slang) The drug physeptone.pia(anatomy) The pia mater, the innermost of the meninges that protect the brain and spinal cord.pibSynonym of pibgorn.pic(informal) A picture, especially a photographic image.pieAny of various other, non-pastry dishes that maintain the general concept of a shell with a filling.pig(uncountable) The edible meat of such an animal; pork.pinA small nail with a head and a sharp point.pipAny of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.pirA Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.pitA hole in the ground.pix(informal) plural of pic (“picture”)pkgAbbreviation of package.pktAbbreviation of packet.plc(business) Initialism of public limited company.pls(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of please.plyA layer of material.plzAbbreviation of plaza.pma(copyright law) Alternative form of p.m.a.pmfInitialism of probability mass function.pmo(Internet slang) Initialism of piss me off, pisses me off, pissed me off, or pissing me off (“to annoy, anger”)png(computing) Alternative letter-case form of PNG; Portable Network Graphics, an open protocol for digital images.poaAny grass of the genus Poa, especially Poa annua.podA self-contained unit, container, or enclosure that holds, protects, or transports something.pog(Internet slang, text messaging, Twitch-speak) Awesome, excellent, remarkable.poh(Singapore, colloquial, drink ordering) Alternative spelling of po (“diluted”).poiA creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.pol(informal) A politician.pom(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, mildly derogatory slang) An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.pon(Japanese mahjong) A call for forming a set of three identical tiles using a discarded tile.poo(uncountable, childish) Feces.pop(countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.pos(UK, slang) Clipping of positive.potA flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).pov(colloquial, Australian slang) Poor; impoverished; cheap.powThe sound of a violent impact, such as a punch.poxA disease characterized by skin eruptions (especially purulent ones) that may leave pockmarks.poyA support structure.poz(LGBTQ slang) HIV positive.ppbInitialism of parts per billion.ppdAbbreviation of postpaid (“having the cost of postage already paid”).ppgAlternative letter-case form of PPG.pphInitialism of part per hundred.ppiInitialism of pixels per inch.ppl(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of people.ppmInitialism of parts per million (10000 ppm = 1%).pptInitialism of parts per trillion.preBefore (something significant).prn(medicine, pharmacology) Abbreviation of pro re nataproAn advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).prrOnomatopeia for a feline's purr.pryTo peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public.psc(astronomy, obsolete) Abbreviation of parsec.psfInitialism of pound per square foot.pshSynonym of pshaw.psi(countable) The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.pstAlternative form of psst.psuInitialism of practical salinity unit.ptaAbbreviation of peseta.ptr(programming) Abbreviation of pointer.ptsplural of pt; points.puaA type of fried sweet cake made of flour and sugar/jaggery popular in Northern India.pub(informal, intransitive) To go to one or more public houses.pud(colloquial) Pudding (either sweet or savoury).pugSenses relating to someone or something small.puh(Internet slang, humorous, vulgar) Filter-avoidance spelling of pussy.pui(Singapore, Singlish) Interjection expressing strong disdain.pulA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Afghan afghani.pun(transitive, obsolete) To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.pupA young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.purDated form of purr (“low murmuring sound as of a cat”).pus(medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.putTo physically place (sth or sb swh).pve(video games) Alternative letter-case form of PvE.pvp(video games) Alternative letter-case form of PvP.pwd(computing) Abbreviation of password.pwn(Internet slang, originally leetspeak) Triumph, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.pye(zoology) Ellipsis of pye-dog (“an Indian breed, a stray dog in Indian contexts”).pytAbbreviation of payment.pyx(by extension, rare) A (small) box; a casket, a coffret.
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