DP

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dp"

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (Australia):

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Noun

DP (countable and uncountable, plural DPs)

1. Initialism of data processing.
2. Initialism of displaced person.
   • 1953, Ian Fleming, “Dossier for M”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 19:

     First encountered as a displaced person, inmate of Dachau DP camp in the US Zone of Germany, June 1945. Apparently suffering from amnesia and paralysis of vocal chords (? both feigned).

3. Initialism of delusional parasitosis.
4. Initialism of display picture.
5. Initialism of DisplayPort.
6. Initialism of dynamic positioning.
7. (slang) Initialism of dickpic.
8. (slang) Initialism of double penetration.
9. (baseball, softball) Initialism of double play.
10. (chemistry) Initialism of degree of polymerization.
11. (programming) Initialism of dynamic programming.
12. Initialism of differential privacy.
13. (software engineering) Initialism of developer preview.
14. (film) Initialism of director of photography.
    • 2013, Arthur Vincie, Preparing for Takeoff: Preproduction for the Independent Filmmaker:

      From the shotlist, the DP can figure out, to some extent, how many lighting changes each scene will require.

    • 2019 May 25, Guy Lodge, “Film Review: ‘The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão’”, in Variety‎^[1], archived from the original on 28 September 2026:

      From the first, jungle-set shot, the redoubtable d.p. Hélène Louvart gives the film the daubed, traffic-light palette of a ripe mango; were it possible, you’d expect it to have an aroma to match.

15. (grammar) Abbreviation of determiner phrase.
16. (motor racing) Abbreviation of Daytona prototype.
17. (nuclear physics) Initialism of decay product.
18. (slang) An instance of a gang member getting physically disciplined for being seen as acting out of line.
19. (video games, slang) Initialism of dragon punch, a rising uppercut attack in fighting games

Coordinate terms

motorsports

• DPi
• GTD
• GTP
• LMDh
• LMP
• P1
• P2
• P3

Translations

determiner phrase

• French: SD (fr) m
• German: DP (de) f

Verb

DP (third-person singular simple present DPs or DP's, present participle DPing or DP'ing, simple past and past participle DPed or DP'd or DP'ed)

1. (transitive, slang) Initialism of double penetrate.
2. (transitive, slang) To physically discipline (another gang member seen as acting out of line).

Proper noun

DP

1. (fandom slang) Initialism of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

Translations

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

• Japanese: DP (Daiyamondo-Pāru), ダイパ (Dai-pa)

Anagrams

• PD, μ-PD, p.d.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.pe/

Noun

DP (uncountable)

1. initialism of daerah persiapan (“preparatory area”)

Lithuanian

Proper noun

DP f

1. abbreviation of Darbo Partija

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌdeˈpe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌdeˈpe/

• Rhymes: -e

Noun

DP f (plural DPs)

1. initialism of delegacia de polícia
   • 2013, Clarice Falcão, “Macaé”, in Monomania‎^[2]:

     Ei, se eu contar como é que eu me senti / Ao grampear seu celular / Você vai numa DP?

     Hey, if I tell you how I felt when I bugged your phone would you go to a police station?

Turkish

Proper noun

DP

1. (politics) initialism of Demokrat Parti