props
/prɒps
/noun [mass noun] informal
Due respect: certain sectors of the music fraternity still refuse to give him props...
- He was perfectly nice to her nonetheless, so he got a few extra props from moi.
- My fiancé alerted me to you giving me props on your journal, and it's Christmas right here in Singapore.
- Wish I could take credit for this but big props to the M-Dogg for finding it.
Origin
1990s: from proper respect.
- negative catalysis
- negative catalyst
- negative confession
- negative crystal
- negative definite
- negative energy
- negative equity
- negative eugenics
- negative evidence
- negative eyepiece
- negative feedback
- negative flag
- negative g
- negative gearing
- negative geotropism
- negative glow
- negative-going
- negative growth
- negative income tax
- negative instance
- negatively
- negativeness
- negative oath
- negative option
- negative pedal