STP

noun — 6 senses

STP

noun
1

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of sewage treatment plant.

2

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of standard temperature and pressure.

3

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Networking, Physical sciences, Sciences Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of spanning tree protocol.

4

Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of shielded twisted pair.

5

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of stand-to-pee.

Especially LGBTQ

6

Slang A hallucinogen (2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine), chemically related to amphetamine but with LSD-like effects.

  • “Don,” she cries, breathless. “We got some STP today.” At this time STP is a pretty big deal, remember; nobody yet knew what it was and it was relatively, although just relatively, hard to come by.1968, Joan Didion, “Slouching Towards Bethlehem”, in Slouching Towards Bethlehem:
  • I could not correctly estimate what I was experiencing, and the strychnine in the STP began cramping my belly.2021, Rickie Lee Jones, Last Chance Texaco, Grove Press, published 2022, page 128:

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