Terp vs Terr - What's the difference?
terp | terr |
(military, or, Deaf, slang) An interpreter (translator).
* 2003 November 27, Paul Watson, “Losing Its Few Good Men”, in the Los Angeles Times :
(computing, slang) An interpreter (program that parses and executes another program).
* 2009 , "Dannii", IF System Idea'' (on newsgroup ''rec.arts.int-fiction )
Any of various essential oils containing monoterpene alcohols which are added to a henna mix to darken the color.
(Rhodesian slang, originally military) A terrorist; a nationalist guerrilla
* 2008 , Alexandre Binda, The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry , 30° South Publishers, page 92:
* c. 1970 , John Edmond, Black Boots'' (song), in ''Troopiesongs (album):
As nouns the difference between terp and terr
is that terp is (military|or|deaf|slang) an interpreter (translator) or terp can be any of various essential oils containing monoterpene alcohols which are added to a henna mix to darken the color while terr is (rhodesian slang, originally military) a terrorist; a nationalist guerrilla.As a verb terp
is to add such an essential oil to (a henna mix).terp
English
Etymology 1
Shortening of (interpreter).Noun
(en noun)- But for troops in the new Afghan army, there is a particular irritant: Afghan interpreters working with U.S. soldiers — called terps by troops in the field — can earn more than an Afghan army officer.
- As far as I know all the TADS terps are just ports of the original.
Etymology 2
Shortening of (terpene).Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
* English clippings ----terr
English
Noun
(en noun)- As he entered the trees, he called, "Terrs left about one minute ago – in a hurry. There is abandoned equipment – no time to collect – moving east on tracks."
- If a terr's on the run or if he goes to ground, /
- It doesn't really matter 'cause they'll hunt him down. /
- And if that terr's the first that shoots, /
- He got no chance against the Black Boots.