"warm prop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: warm props [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} warm prop (plural warm props)
  1. (informal, derogatory) An extra (type of actor). Tags: derogatory, informal
    Sense id: en-warm_prop-en-noun-NL50PCzG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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