perpn.²

Brit.

/pəːp/, U.S.

/pərp/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: perpetrator n.

Etymology: Shortened < perpetrator n.

U.S. slang.

The perpetrator of a crime.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > actual perpetrator of crime

principalc1325

perp1968

1968 D. L. Pike Police Rep. 2 May in I. E. Robinson et al. Cases in Crisis (1972) xxxviii. 240 Perp was at back door of Apt 2 when he was shot in right thigh by victim.

1976 N.Y. Times 6 Nov. 23/5 The suspect or ‘perp’ (short for ‘perpetrator’ in police jargon), was an armed state probation officer who had gone berserk in his home.

1981 H. Gould Fort Apache, Bronx ii. 10 They weren't looking for leads, because there would be no problem getting the perps on this case.

1984 T. N. Murari Shooter vii. 81 Yolande had testified. The perp got twenty-five to life.

1992 Newsday (Nexis) 29 Mar. 8 We will stop these perps from making a living in the pursuit of their dishonest occupation.

2002 NewsMax.com Oct. 48/1 The FBI, fearful of being accused of being part of a government cover-up, fell in line and concentrated on the unproven ‘lone wolf’ perp.

Compounds

perp walk n. a march into or out of a police car, courthouse, etc., that a person in police custody is made to perform for the benefit of the news media.

ΚΠ

1986 Newsday (N.Y.) 4 Nov. 54/1 He has also refused to parade defendants before cameras in the now traditional ‘perp walk’ that many prosecutors use to please the TV stations.

2001 N.Y. Times Mag. 24 June 32/1 There was an ominous, slow-motion replay of McVeigh's ‘perp walk’ intercut with victims in agony.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Perp.adj.n.¹

Brit.

/pəːp/, U.S.

/pərp/

Forms: 1800s– Perp., 1900s– Perp (without point). Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: perpendicular adj.

Etymology: Shortened < perpendicular adj.

Architecture (British colloquial).

A. adj.

= perpendicular adj. 4.As both adjective and noun, often used in combination with Dec., decorated (see decorated adj. b).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > style of architecture > [adjective] > other styles

florida1706

massive1723

rounded1757

round-arched1782

castellar1789

baronial1807

rational1813

English colonial1817

massy1817

transitional1817

Scottish Baronial1829

rococo1830

flamboyant1832

Scotch Baronial1833

Churrigueresque1845

Russo-Byzantine1845

soaring1849

trenchant1849

vernacular1857

Scots Baronial1864

baroque1867

Perp.1867

rayonnant1873

Dutch colonial1876

Neo-Grec1878

rococoesque1885

Richardsonian1887

federal1894

organic1896

confectionery1897

European-style1907

postmodern1916

Lutyens1921

modern1927

moderne1928

functionalist1930

Williamsburg1931

Colonial Revival1934

packing case1935

Corbusian1936

lavatorial1936

pseudish1938

Adamesque1942

rationalist1952

Miesian1956

open-planned1958

Lutyensesque1961

façade1962

Odeon1964

high-tech1979

Populuxe1986

1867 Handbk. Travellers Yorkshire 116/1 The great features of the exterior..are the North Porch, and the West Front... Both of these are Perp... The West Front..is as fine an example of a Perp. composition.

1894 Baedeker's Great Brit. (ed. 3) 407 The noble W. Façade (Dec.; towers, 201 ft. high, Perp.).

1957 ‘J. Wyndham’ Midwich Cuckoos i. i. 10 The church is mostly perp. and dec., but with a Norman west doorway and font.

2002 Church Times 26 Apr. 36/4 My sister was baptised in its Perp. font one September Sunday.

B. n.¹

= perpendicular n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > style of architecture > [noun] > Gothic > specific

perpendicular1817

continuous style1849

Perp.1937

1937 A. Christie Dumb Witness vii. 68 Though an attractive specimen of what the guidebook calls Early Perp. it had been so conscientiously restored in Victorian vandal days that little of interest remained.

1974 Times 10 Jan. 16/7 His love of Gothic architecture made him befriend cathedrals, abbeys and churches, particularly the Perp and Dec so abundant in East Anglia.

1990 P. Lively Praising On (BNC) 156 The picture was of a well-known local church. Giles said: ‘I can see I must brush up on my Perp and Dec if I am to keep up with you.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perp
释义	perpn.² Brit. /pəːp/, U.S. /pərp/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: perpetrator n. Etymology: Shortened < perpetrator n. U.S. slang. The perpetrator of a crime. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > actual perpetrator of crime principalc1325 perp1968 1968 D. L. Pike Police Rep. 2 May in I. E. Robinson et al. Cases in Crisis (1972) xxxviii. 240 Perp was at back door of Apt 2 when he was shot in right thigh by victim. 1976 N.Y. Times 6 Nov. 23/5 The suspect or ‘perp’ (short for ‘perpetrator’ in police jargon), was an armed state probation officer who had gone berserk in his home. 1981 H. Gould Fort Apache, Bronx ii. 10 They weren't looking for leads, because there would be no problem getting the perps on this case. 1984 T. N. Murari Shooter vii. 81 Yolande had testified. The perp got twenty-five to life. 1992 Newsday (Nexis) 29 Mar. 8 We will stop these perps from making a living in the pursuit of their dishonest occupation. 2002 NewsMax.com Oct. 48/1 The FBI, fearful of being accused of being part of a government cover-up, fell in line and concentrated on the unproven ‘lone wolf’ perp. Compounds perp walk n. a march into or out of a police car, courthouse, etc., that a person in police custody is made to perform for the benefit of the news media. ΚΠ 1986 Newsday (N.Y.) 4 Nov. 54/1 He has also refused to parade defendants before cameras in the now traditional ‘perp walk’ that many prosecutors use to please the TV stations. 2001 N.Y. Times Mag. 24 June 32/1 There was an ominous, slow-motion replay of McVeigh's ‘perp walk’ intercut with victims in agony. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Perp.adj.n.¹ Brit. /pəːp/, U.S. /pərp/ Forms: 1800s– Perp., 1900s– Perp (without point). Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: perpendicular adj. Etymology: Shortened < perpendicular adj. Architecture (British colloquial). A. adj. = perpendicular adj. 4.As both adjective and noun, often used in combination with Dec., decorated (see decorated adj. b). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > style of architecture > [adjective] > other styles florida1706 massive1723 rounded1757 round-arched1782 castellar1789 baronial1807 rational1813 English colonial1817 massy1817 transitional1817 Scottish Baronial1829 rococo1830 flamboyant1832 Scotch Baronial1833 Churrigueresque1845 Russo-Byzantine1845 soaring1849 trenchant1849 vernacular1857 Scots Baronial1864 baroque1867 Perp.1867 rayonnant1873 Dutch colonial1876 Neo-Grec1878 rococoesque1885 Richardsonian1887 federal1894 organic1896 confectionery1897 European-style1907 postmodern1916 Lutyens1921 modern1927 moderne1928 functionalist1930 Williamsburg1931 Colonial Revival1934 packing case1935 Corbusian1936 lavatorial1936 pseudish1938 Adamesque1942 rationalist1952 Miesian1956 open-planned1958 Lutyensesque1961 façade1962 Odeon1964 high-tech1979 Populuxe1986 1867 Handbk. Travellers Yorkshire 116/1 The great features of the exterior..are the North Porch, and the West Front... Both of these are Perp... The West Front..is as fine an example of a Perp. composition. 1894 Baedeker's Great Brit. (ed. 3) 407 The noble W. Façade (Dec.; towers, 201 ft. high, Perp.). 1957 ‘J. Wyndham’ Midwich Cuckoos i. i. 10 The church is mostly perp. and dec., but with a Norman west doorway and font. 2002 Church Times 26 Apr. 36/4 My sister was baptised in its Perp. font one September Sunday. B. n.¹ = perpendicular n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > style of architecture > [noun] > Gothic > specific perpendicular1817 continuous style1849 Perp.1937 1937 A. Christie Dumb Witness vii. 68 Though an attractive specimen of what the guidebook calls Early Perp. it had been so conscientiously restored in Victorian vandal days that little of interest remained. 1974 Times 10 Jan. 16/7 His love of Gothic architecture made him befriend cathedrals, abbeys and churches, particularly the Perp and Dec so abundant in East Anglia. 1990 P. Lively Praising On (BNC) 156 The picture was of a well-known local church. Giles said: ‘I can see I must brush up on my Perp and Dec if I am to keep up with you.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²1968adj.n.¹1867
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perpn.2

Compounds

Perp.adj.n.1

perpn.²

Perp.adj.n.¹