ppl

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A form of people — Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

CommonScrabble 7

Meanings

ppl1

nounppl pl (plural only)
  1. Internetabbreviationpluralplural onlyAbbreviation of people.

    I have the serving bowls, and they're so durable and cute (ppl ask where they're from literally all the time).

    2024 May 10, Hannah Oh, Daisy Maldonado, “50 College Graduation Gifts That Say, “I’m So Effing Proud of You!””, in Cosmopolitan
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    Here's my promised posting of internetwork mailing.. There was a HUGE amount of mail in response to the original posting.. ppl are really interested in this... It took me 3 days to sort out all the mail... 8-)

    1985 November 25, Steve Wall, “internet mailing summary”, in net.general (Usenet)
  2. abbreviationinitialismpluralplural onlyInitialism of parts per litre.
nounppl (plural ppls)

plural ppls

  1. abbreviationgrammarAbbreviation of participle.

PPL2

nounPPL (plural PPLs)

plural PPLs

  1. abbreviationinitialismchemistryInitialism of polypeptide laboratory.
  2. abbreviationinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of private pilot licence.
  3. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of probabilistic programming language.
proper noun
  1. IndiaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Paper Products Limited.

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APA

ppl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ppl

MLA

“ppl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ppl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ppl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ppl.

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