Slang words: P
1,020 slang and Internet words starting with P, each with its slang meaning. Trending slang
- pull a HomerTo succeed despite idiocy.
- pull a sickieTo skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick.
- pull listA list of comic titles that are automatically ordered for a customer once they are available.
- pull one's finger outTo stop wasting time in preliminaries, and concentrate on the important task.
- pull upTo travel somewhere, especially to meet someone else; to come to.
- pull up onTo come to, visit.
- pulletA spineless person; a coward.
- pulpTo beat to a pulp.
- pulpitA plane's cockpit.
- pum-pumThe vulva.
- pum-pum shortsTight-fitting shorts.
- pumaA woman in her 20s or 30s who seeks relationships with younger men; a younger cougar.
- pumpTo have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.
- pump and dumpA situation where a woman uses a breast pump and then discards the milk, typically because she has had an...
- pump jockeyPump attendant.
- pump knotA swelling caused by a blow to the head.
- pump picA photo of oneself taken while or soon after using the gym, with the goal of showing off one's thews and...
- pumpedPumped up; excited.
- pumperA steroid or other drug taken to improve blood flow and increase muscular size.
- pumpkin headA severe head injury resulting from a beating.
- pumpkingA Perl user working on shared source code who has been temporarily designated as the only person who is...
- pumpyA pump action shotgun.
- punchTo light marijuana in a bong.
- punch downTo attack or target a group that is weaker or of lower status than oneself.
- punch inTo score.
- punch itSynonym of cheese it.
- punch upTo attack, counterattack, or target a group of greater power or status than oneself.
- punched outKnocked out, beat up.
- puncherA cowpuncher; a cowboy.
- pundetteA female pundit.
- punkTo prank.
- punk outTo give up or cravenly abandon something difficult.
- punkadelicHaving the coolness or style of punk rock or punk rockers.
- punkerSynonym of punk (“a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre”).
- puntableAnnoying, small, or weak in a way that evokes the urge to kick them away like a football.
- punterOne who gambles or bets.
- puntersThe general public, a body of customers.
- punxPunks (members of punk subculture).
- pupSomeone who participates in pup play (the sexual practice of role-playing as a young dog).
- pupperSynonym of dog or puppy.
- pupperinoA dog or puppy.
- puppyA woman’s breast.
- puppy footA card in the suit of clubs.
- puppyboyA boy or man who wears a dog costume and plays the role of a dog.
- puppygirlA girl or woman who plays the role of a dog, often in a petplay (puppyplay) context.
- puppygirlhoodThe state or condition of being a puppygirl.
- pureA lot of.
- pure sexExceptional or amazing.
- pure-outCompletely or totally.
- purebloodA person who has refused a COVID-19 vaccine.
- purellAlcohol-based hand sanitizer gel.
- purgeA period of time in which normal rules supposedly do not apply; especially, a time for violence and gang war.
- purpA variety of marijuana with purple flowers.
- purpleSynonym of snakebite and black.
- Purple Dragon BookThe second edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (2006), a notable textbook about compiler...
- purple drankA recreational drug based on cough syrup, popular in the hip-hop community in the southern United States.
- purple JesusA punch-like alcoholic drink made with grape juice.
- purple nastySynonym of snakebite and black.
- purple nurpleA school prank, the act of taking a person's nipple between the thumb and forefinger and then twisting it...
- purser's crabsBoots issued by the navy.
- purser's nameAssumed name.
- pushThe situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
- push alongTo depart.
- push itTo have sexual intercourse.
- push notificationThe delivery of information from a software application to a computing device without a specific request from...
- push up onTo approach with the intention of seducing; make sexual advances toward.
- push woodTo play chess.
- push-inA mugging in which a robber group of robbers waits in a hallway for the victim to come home and then pushes...
- push-me-I-push-youMoonshine; illicit alcohol.
- pusherA girl or woman.
- pushermanA drug dealer.
- pushletA push mechanism in which the Web server takes advantage of persistent HTTP connections and leaves the...
- pussThe mouth.
- pusserA purser.
- pusstieA large pastie (nipple sticker) that is worn over the vulva; a type of merkin.
- put a cork in itSynonym of put a sock in it (“be quiet”).
- put an egg in one's shoe and beat itTo go away; get lost; scram.
- put downTo drink.
- put inTo injure the body of (someone).
- put it aboutTo be sexually promiscuous.
- put it downTo behave impressively; to do everything correctly.
- put lipstick on a pigTo superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality.
- put on the blockTo sell something.
- put one's fist toTo sign one's name to.
- put overTo increase the popularity or prove the legitimacy of another wrestler, usually by losing to them.
- put some timber onTo put on weight; to become more heavy or obese.
- put someone hipTo enlighten or inform, especially to fill someone in on something exclusive, unknown, or new.
- put someone on blastTo embarrass by publicly denouncing or exposing, especially by using social media.
- put someone on iceTo murder someone.
- put someone wiseTo explain; to inform of something.
- put someone's light outTo kill someone.
- put the arm on someoneTo demand money from someone.
- put the bee onTo finish off; to beat.
- put the bite onTo extort; to demand money from.
- put the boot inTo kick a fallen opponent.
- put the dead wood onTo gain a great advantage over (someone).
- put the feedbag onTo dine; to eat.
- put the fries in the bagUsed to express that one does not wish to engage with someone and considers them to be inferior (implying...
- put the frighteners on someoneTo intimidate or coerce someone using threats of violence.
- put the herd on someoneTo attack a person as a group or gang.
- put the kibosh onTo halt, stop, or squelch.
- put to bed with a shovelTo bury (someone).
- put upTo compliment or respect (someone); to number (someone) among some greats.
- put up a brickTaking a bad shot that strongly misses the target and clanks loudly off the rim or backboard.
- put up onTo make (someone) aware of or up-to-date on (something).
- puttA motorcycle.
- putz aroundTo waste time.
- putzyLike a putz; foolish or obnoxious.
- Puzzle PalaceThe headquarters of the National Security Agency.
- puzzleheadA person who enjoys solving puzzles.
- PvP logSynonym of combat log.
- pwnTo own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).
- pwnageOwnage; the act of pwning.
- pwnerOne who pwns; an owner.
- pwnershipThe state of being a pwner; ownership.
- pwnz0rOne who defeats others.
- pyloteA pilot.
- pyroA pyromaniac.
- pythonsLarge and well-developed muscles in the upper arm.
- p🥚Filter-avoidance spelling of peg.
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Slang meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word (English slang). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the words, left out vulgar and offensive ones, and linked each to its full entry. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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