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perp¹

  • /pɜːp/ UK
  • /pɝp/ Canada, US
  • /pɜːp/ Australia
  • /pøːp/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)p

Where it comes from

Clipping of perpetrator.

noun perps

  1. slang A perpetrator. "We have the perp in custody," the policeman said.

perp²

  • /pɜːp/ UK
  • /pɝp/ Canada, US
  • /pɜːp/ Australia
  • /pøːp/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)p

adjective

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of perpendicular a perp window

perp³

  • /pɜːp/ UK
  • /pɝp/ Canada, US
  • /pɜːp/ Australia
  • /pøːp/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)p

Where it comes from

Clipping of perpetual futures or perpetual bond.

noun perps

  1. A perpetual bond.
  2. Perpetual futures. Autopsies carried out since then [Oct 2025 crypto crash] suggest that much of the damage can be traced to investors having piled into financial products known as perpetual futures. So-called perps allow traders to make highly leveraged bets, up to 100-to-1 on some crypto exchanges, to boost their re

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noun perpetrator

DeutschTäter, Täterin
Русскийправонаруши́тель pravonarušítelʹ, злоумы́шленник zloumýšlennik

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"perp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

perp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perp

Chicago

"perp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perp.

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@misc{perp_2026,
  title = {perp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}