tarp

[tahrp] Origin

tarp

[tahrp]
noun Informal.

Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; by shortening
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Tarp is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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World English Dictionary
tarp (tɑːp)
 
n
(US), (Austral), (NZ) an informal word for tarpaulin

TARP (tɑːp)
 
n acronym for
Troubled Assets Relief Program: a fund providing money to increase the liquidity of financial institutions

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Word Origin & History

tarp
1906, Amer.Eng., informal shortening of tarpaulin.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
tarp
tarpaulin
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