r. s. v. p. s
verb (used without object)
1.
to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
noun
2.
a reply to an invitation: He sent a lovely bouquet of flowers with his RSVP.
3.
(used on an invitation to indicate that the favor of a reply is requested).
Also, R.S.V.P.
Origin:
1895–1900; < French r(épondez) s('il) v(ous) p(laît) please reply
1895–1900; < French r(épondez) s('il) v(ous) p(laît) please reply
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| RSVP | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| répondez s'il vous plaît | |
| [French: please reply] | |
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R. s. v. p. s
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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