LP

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlˈpiː/
• Hyphenation: LP

Noun

LP (countable and uncountable, plural LPs)

1. (countable) Long-play, generally used to refer to a 12" vinyl record that plays at 33 RPM.
2. (US, politics, uncountable) The Libertarian Party of the United States.
3. (business, law) Limited Partnership.
4. Liquid petroleum, or liquified petroleum, a fuel used for cooking.
5. Liquid propane.
6. (military) Listening post.
7. (medicine) Lumbar puncture.
8. (mathematics) Linear programming.
9. (online gaming, Internet) Let's Play, generally used to refer to a video walkthrough using the format of "Let's Play (name of game)".

Synonyms

• (long-play): album, record, licorice pizza

See also

• (business/law): LLP, LLLP, LLC
• (long play): EP, SLP, SP, 33, 45, 78, single

References

• LP on Wikipedia.

Anagrams

• P/L, PL, Pl., pl, pl.

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Chinese

Etymology

Initialism of Min Nan 𡳞脬 (lān-pha, “scrotum”).

Pronunciation

Noun

LP

1. (Taiwanese Mandarin) cojones; courage; machismo; chutzpah

   • 到底是這些熱愛「中華民國」的政客沒有LP，還是多年來原來只是嘴巴喊喊、騙騙選票？ [MSC, trad.]
     到底是这些热爱“中华民国”的政客没有LP，还是多年来原来只是嘴巴喊喊、骗骗选票？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2005, Tseng Tsung-kai (曾琮愷), Liberty Times: 中華民國 真的消失了 (Editorial: The Republic of China has disappeared)

     Dàodǐ shì zhè xiē rè'ài “Zhōnghuámínguó” de zhèngkè méiyǒu LP, háishì duōnián lái yuánlái zhǐshì zuǐbā hǎn hǎn, piàn piàn xuǎnpiào? [Pinyin]

     Is it really that these crooked politicians, who profess their love for the ROC, just don't have the cojones, or is it all just empty talk, and they've been lying to us all these years just to get votes?

Verb

LP

1. to brownnose; to kiss up to

   • 立委陳宗義退席時還大罵國親是「不愛台灣」、「只會捧中國的LP」，在場國民黨立委朱鳳芝、洪秀柱也反譏民進黨「只會捧美國的LP」。 [MSC, trad.]
     立委陈宗义退席时还大骂国亲是“不爱台湾”、“只会捧中国的LP”，在场国民党立委朱凤芝、洪秀柱也反讥民进党“只会捧美国的LP”。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2004, Chen Yu-ting (陳鈺婷), Liberty Times: 軍購條例未付委 綠軍退席抗議 (Editorial: Conditions for arms purchases does not meet approval of committee. Pan-Green Coalition walks out in protest.)

     Lìwěi Chén Zōngyì tuìxí shí hái dà mà guó qīn shì “bù ài táiwān”, “zhǐ huì pěng Zhōngguó de LP”, zài chǎng Guómíndǎng lìwěi Zhū Fèngzhī, Hóng Xiùzhù yě fǎnjī Mínjìndǎng “zhǐ huì pěng Měiguó de LP”. [Pinyin]

     As legislator Chen Tsung-i walked out, he cursed the KMT and PFP for "not loving Taiwan," and "only knowing how to kiss China's rear end." KMT legislators Chu Feng-chih and Hung Hsiu-chu shot back that the DPP "only knows how to kiss America's rear end."

Usage notes

• The Min Nan word 𡳞脬 (lān-pha) is considered too crude for polite company. Therefore, LP is often used in its place (similar to the usage of "f-word" in English).

Related terms

• PLP

References

• (Min Nan) “Entry #13524”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English LP.

Noun

LP m (plural LPs)

1. LP; long-play (33 rpm vinyl record)

Etymology 2

Initialism.

Noun

LP f (uncountable)

1. Initialism of língua portuguesa.