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yp

yp is the alternative form of Yp.

Noun (1) capitalized: YP

YP (countable and uncountable, plural YPs)

  1. (UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of young prisoner.
    • First it was an adult mixed prison, then a female borstal. Now it's a long-term secure jail for YPs, mostly lifers.2011, Charles Bronson, Loonyology: The Autobiography of Britain's Most Notorious Prisoner
    • First, you're classed as a YP (young prisoner) if you're under 21. If it's your first time in prison, they class you as a star prisoner and that separates you from the ones who have been inside before.2013, Lenny McLean, The Guv'nor
  2. (alternative) Alternative form of Yp.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Yellow Pages, a network protocol invented by Sun Microsystems.
    Synonyms:
    NIS
  4. (Singapore, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of young punk.

Noun (2) capitalized: Yp

Yp (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of permanent income.

Synonyms of yp

Forms of yp

pluralYPs

Questions about yp

What is yp the alternative form of?
Yp is the alternative form of Yp.
What part of speech is yp?
Yp is a noun.
What is the plural of yp?
The plural of yp is YPs.

Words near yp in the dictionary

  1. yoyoed
  2. Yoyogi
  3. yoyoing
  4. yoyos
  5. Yozgat
  6. yp
  7. ypakoe
  8. ypakoes
  9. ypakoë
  10. ypakoës
  11. yperite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: yp (page history and authors); YP (page history and authors); Yp (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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