keep it P in English

Forms: keeps it P [present, singular, third-person], keeping it P [participle, present], kept it P [participle, past], kept it P [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: The P is said to stand for player or pimp(ing). Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,kept>}} keep it P (third-person singular simple present keeps it P, present participle keeping it P, simple past and past participle kept it P)

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  "etymology_text": "The P is said to stand for player or pimp(ing).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "keeps it P",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keeping it P",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept it P",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept it P",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<,,kept>"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To keep it real. To be authentic, principled."
      ],
      "id": "en-keep_it_P-en-verb-NWdBgSJ4",
      "links": [
        [
          "keep it real",
          "keep it real"
        ],
        [
          "authentic",
          "authentic"
        ],
        [
          "principled",
          "principled"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "African-American Vernacular",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(African-American Vernacular, slang) To keep it real. To be authentic, principled."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "keep it P"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "The P is said to stand for player or pimp(ing).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "keeps it P",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keeping it P",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept it P",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept it P",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<,,kept>"
      },
      "expansion": "keep it P (third-person singular simple present keeps it P, present participle keeping it P, simple past and past participle kept it P)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with placeholder \"it\"",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To keep it real. To be authentic, principled."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "keep it real",
          "keep it real"
        ],
        [
          "authentic",
          "authentic"
        ],
        [
          "principled",
          "principled"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "African-American Vernacular",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(African-American Vernacular, slang) To keep it real. To be authentic, principled."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "keep it P"
}

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"keep it P" meaning in English

Verb