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keep it P

keep it P verb: to keep it real. To be authentic, principled.

Verb

keep it P (third-person singular simple present keeps it P, present participle keeping it P, simple past and past participle kept it P)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To keep it real. To be authentic, principled.

Forms of keep it P

third-person singular presentkeeps it P
present participlekeeping it P
past participlekept it P
pastkept it P

Origin of keep it P

The P is said to stand for player or pimp(ing).

Questions about keep it P

What does keep it P mean?
Keep it P means to keep it real. To be authentic, principled.
What part of speech is keep it P?
Keep it P is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep it P?
The past tense of keep it P is kept it P.

Words near keep it P in the dictionary

  1. keep it between the ditches
  2. keep it in one's pants
  3. keep it in the family
  4. keep it moving
  5. keep it one hundred
  6. keep it P
  7. keep it real
  8. keep it short and simple
  9. keep it simple, stupid
  10. keep it tall
  11. keep it together

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