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periodt en · INTJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɪɹi.əd/ (US)
  • pîrʹē-ət
  • /ˈpɪːɹɪ.əd/ (UK)
  • /ˈpɪɹi.ət/ (US)
  • /ˈpɪːɹɪ.ət/ (UK)
  • pîrʹē-əd
  • /ˈpɪːɹi.əd/ (UK)
  • /ˈpɪːɹi.ət/ (UK)

Etymology

From period + -t (an intensifying suffix).

Meanings

  1. (Internet, qualifier:African-American Vernacular) Used to underscore a statement or indicate that it is not open to dispute.
    • I love you, periodt. #954EVA 2019 December 5, Diana Riojas, The Daily Orange, Syracuse University, page 12:
    • First of all, I'm a proud black girl! Periodt. 2019, Melissa Henderson, “Self-Aware Is Free”, in Violet Summer Zine, number 5, page 10:
    • or maybe i just dont keep up with her live interviews ... idk? idk, idc what nobody says, i'm convinced she's a mute, PERIODT. 2009 October 15, @DANYEEZY2020 [username], Twitter, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2022:

Synonyms

that's that · period · end of · end of story · full stop