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temp

[temp] Informal.
noun
1.
temporary (def. 2).
verb (used without object)
2.
to work as a temporary.

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Temp is one of our favorite verbs.
So is lollygag. Does it mean:
to spend time idly; loaf.
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.

Origin:
1930–35; by shortening
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temp.

3.
in the time of.

Origin:
< Latin tempore
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temp (tɛmp)
 
n
1.  a person, esp a typist or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis
 
vb
2.  (intr) to work as a temp

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Word Origin & History

temp
1909 (adj.), 1932 (n.), Amer.Eng., shortened form of temporary (job, employee, etc.).
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Medical Dictionary

temp. abbr.

  1. temperature

  2. temporal

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
temp
  1. temperature

  2. temporary [employee]

TEMP
test and evaluation master plan
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