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PLP
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plp
English
Noun
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en pyridoxal phosphate.
en politics en w:Progressive Labor Party.
Proper noun
en UK politics en w:Parliamentary Labour Party.
Anagrams
en lpp LPP PPL ppl ppl.
Chinese
Etymology
initialism of zh nan-hbl - 扶𡳞脬 phô͘-lān-pha, which literally means "to fondle someone's scrotum", but figuratively means "to brown-nose".
Pronunciation
cmn [pʰi⁵⁵ eɪ²¹ loʊ²¹ pʰi⁵⁵] Mandarin
Verb
zh Taiwanese Mandarin euphemism to brown-nose; to kiss up to
針對 ^@鮑威爾 日前 對 ^台灣 的 不 友善 談話,^@連 ^@戰 表示,「這 不是 ^美國 在 PLP ^中共 嗎?」 In reference to Colin Powell's recent unfriendly remarks towards Taiwan, Lien Chan said, "Isn't this just the U.S. kissing up to Beijing? 2004: Liu Jung (劉榮), Liberty Times: 連戰:鮑卿非口誤 是在傳訊息 (Lien Chan says that Colin Powell's statement was not a slip of the tongue, Powell was relaying a message.)
Usage notes
The original word is considered too vulgar for polite company. Therefore, PLP is often used in its place (similar to the usage of "en f-word" in English).
Related terms
LP
See also
Mandarin 拍馬屁 pāi mǎpì
zh terms written in foreign scripts
zh initialisms
Indonesian
Pronunciation
id /pe.ˈɛl.pe/
Noun
id education id pengenalan lapangan persekolahan
id education id pranata laboratorium pendidikan