propers
nounEtymology Elision and pluralisation of proper respect.
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Slang Proper treatment, respect.
- I'm about to give you all my money / and all I'm asking in return, honey, / is to give me my propers when you get home.1965, “Respect”, Otis Redding (music)performed by Aretha Franklin, published 1967:
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- props