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thesp

thesp noun: an actor.

Noun

thesp (plural thesps)

  1. (informal) An actor.
    • For this particular storytelling approach to work, however, audiences must also find themselves seduced by the figures in question — a tall order in a movie that’s overwritten, over-scored and wildly overacted by thesps who should all know better.2016 February 16, Peter Debruge, “Film Review: ‘Genius’”, in Variety, retrieved 31 Mar 2021

Verb

thesp (third-person singular simple present thesps, present participle thesping, simple past and past participle thesped)

  1. (informal) To act (perform in a play etc.).
    • The play is expertly thesped by a competent cast of actors […]1947 April 5, Billboard

Forms of thesp

Noun
pluralthesps
Verb
third-person singular presentthesps
present participlethesping
past participlethesped
pastthesped

Origin of thesp

Clipping of thespian.

Questions about thesp

What does thesp mean?
Thesp means an actor.
What part of speech is thesp?
Thesp can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of thesp?
The plural of thesp is thesps.

Words near thesp in the dictionary

  1. Thesmophoria
  2. Thesmophorian
  3. Thesmophoric
  4. thesmothete
  5. thesmothetes
  6. thesp
  7. thesped
  8. thespian
  9. thespianic
  10. thespianism
  11. thespianisms

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