Standard Lemma guide

p&p

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pen-and-paper, usually specifically in reference to the term "pen-and-paper role-playing game", an alternate term for a tabletop role-playing game.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: roleplaying games

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name

Meaning 2

Initialism of Port and Policy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable, usually

Qualifier: Oxford University slang

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noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of postage and packaging, postage and packing, or processing and packing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

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Synonyms: P&H, S&H

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noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of policies and procedures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 5

Alternative form of p&p (“postage and packing”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of principles and parameters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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