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Definition of a perp
perp
noun
- "perpetrator" (i.e. person who committed a crime.) Police slang.
The perp is in custody.
Citation from "Pilot", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 1 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Ready, Willing, and Disabled", Family Guy (TV), Season 3 Episode 15 (2001) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: criminal, hooligan, gangster, gangsta.
Last edited on Oct 28 2011. Submitted by sarah j. from Reseda, CA, USA on Feb 19 2000.
verb
- to pretend, feign.
He always perps like he has a lot of money.
- See more words with the same meaning: to pretend, feign, pose.
Last edited on Nov 14 1997. Submitted by D L. from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Nov 14 1997.
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Definitions include: someone who is in a gang. | |
Definitions include: baby gangster. | |
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Definitions include: an undesirable person - usually one who is without morals or decency. | |
Other terms relating to 'to pretend, feign, pose': | |
Definitions include: to fake something to escape a situation. | |
Definitions include: someone who pretends to be someone they're not, usually in dress and speech; "poseur"; "wannabe"; "fake". | |
Definitions include: to tell one's story: what they would have other people believe. | |
Definitions include: to pretend, to feign. | |
Definitions include: someone who pretends to be someone they're not, usually in dress and speech; "wannabe"; "fake". | |
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Definitions include: methamphetamine. | |
Definitions include: someone who pretends to be someone they're not; "fake"; "poseur"; "wanna-be". | |
Definitions include: to fail to meet someone at a designated location. | |
Definitions include: to pretend to be someone else. | |
Definitions include: a modified, imported Japanese car. |
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Other terms relating to 'perp': | |
Definitions include: The humiliating public appearance under police arrest of some prominent or wealthy person, usually while being walked to a criminal law proceeding, such as an arraignment. |
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