Definition of "terp" []

• An interpreter (translator). (noun)
• An interpreter (program that parses and executes another program). (noun)
• Any of various essential oils containing monoterpene alcohols which are added to a henna mix to darken the color. (noun)
• To add such an essential oil to (a henna mix). (verb)

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• "re: "terp"--I believe it's short for terrapin, which essentially means turtle."
• "After his reply my interpreter (or "terp") began laughing and told me that his reply was only that American skin is camouflage colored, meaning that the uniform identifies us as American, and no other distinction is needed or made."
• "In early 2004 she got a job as an interpreter (a "terp" in soldier slang), working in the five-square-mile compound known as the Green Zone around the old presidential compound in the heart of Baghdad."