"-p" meaning in English

See -p in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: A glottal stop denoting abruptness followed by mouth closure for end of utterance: [ʔp̚]. Represented as ⟨p⟩ due to prominent glottal reinforcement in English. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -p, {{en-suffix}} -p
  1. Modifier for interjections. Wikipedia link: glottal reinforcement Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--p-en-suffix-qHHfwPkJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries
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        {
          "text": "yeah + -p → yep",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "no + -p → nope",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "der + -p → derp",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "well + -p → welp",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "oh + -p → ope",
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        }
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        },
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          "text": "der + -p → derp",
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        },
        {
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        },
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        }
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