tee·pee

[tee-pee]
noun
tepee.
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teepee (ˈtiːpiː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
a variant spelling of tepee

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tepee or teepee (ˈtiːpiː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
a cone-shaped tent of animal skins used by certain North American Indians
 
[C19: from Siouan tīpī, from ti to dwell + pi used for]
 
teepee or teepee
 
—n
 
[C19: from Siouan tīpī, from ti to dwell + pi used for]

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TP definition


and teepee
  1. n.
    toilet paper. (The abbreviation is an initialism.) : Don't forget to get teepee at the store.
  2. tv.
    to festoon the trees and shrubbery of a residential yard with toilet paper. (A teenage prank.) : All the swimmers' houses get teepeed the night before a meet.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
The top of each building had a vertical protrusion resembling the fold of
  teepee skins.
There's also a basic teepee that will keep the rain off your head.
It is made of canvas and wooden poles, a teepee with a small fire ring inside.
From the outside, with their characteristic teepee shape and a red zigzag
  pattern, they seem small.
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