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{{also|lp|lp.}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ɛlˈpiː/}}
* {{rhymes|en|iː|s=2}}
* {{hyphenation|en|LP}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# {{lb|en|music|countable}} {{initialism of|en|long-play}}
#: {{syn|en|album|record|licorice pizza}}
#: {{cot|en|EP|SLP|SP|33|45|78|single}}
# {{lb|en|business|legal}} {{initialism of|en|limited partnership}}
#: {{cot|en|LLP|LLLP|LLC}}
# [[liquid|Liquid]] [[petroleum]], or [[liquified petroleum]], a fuel used for cooking.
# [[liquid|Liquid]] [[propane]].
# {{lb|en|aerospace}} {{initialism of|en|landing pad}}
#: {{cot|en|LPD|LPV}}
# {{lb|en|military}} {{abbreviation of|en|listening post}}
# {{lb|en|medicine}} {{abbreviation of|en|lumbar puncture}}
# {{lb|en|mathematics}} {{abbreviation of|en|linear programming}}
# {{lb|en|internet}} {{abbreviation of|en|landing page}}
# {{lb|en|online gaming|internet}} {{initialism of|en|let's play}}
# {{initialism of|en|little person}}
# {{label|en|finance}} {{abbreviation of|en|liquidity provider}}
#: {{syn|en|MM|market maker}}
# {{lb|en|programming}} {{init of|en|literate programming}}
# {{init of|en|lactase persistence}}

===Proper noun===
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{lb|en|US|politics|uncountable}} The [[Libertarian]] [[party|Party]] of the [[United States]].
# {{lb|en|Australia}} {{initialism of|en|{{w|Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party}}}}
# {{lb|en|Philippine politics}} {{initialism of|en|{{w|Liberal Party (Philippines)|Liberal Party}}}}

===Further reading===
* {{pedia}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=lp|P&L|P/L|PL|Pl.|pl|pl.}}

{{cln|en|genericized trademarks}}

==Chinese==

===Etymology===
[[initialism|Initialism]] of {{der|zh|nan-hbl|-}} {{zh-l|𡳞脬|[[lān-pha]]|[[scrotum]]}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{rfp|cmn}}

===Noun===
{{head|zh|noun}}

# {{lb|zh|Taiwanese Mandarin}} [[cojones]]; [[courage]]; [[machismo]]; [[chutzpah]]
#* {{zh-x|到底 是 這 些 熱愛「^中華民國」的 政客 沒有 LP，還是 多年 來 原來 只是 嘴巴 喊 喊、騙 騙 選票？|Is it really that these crooked politicians, who profess their love for the [[ROC]], just don't have the '''cojones''', or is it all just empty talk, and they've been lying to us all these years just to get votes?|ref='''2005''', Tseng Tsung-kai (曾琮愷), ''[[w:Liberty Times|Liberty Times]]: [http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2005/new/oct/30/today-o1.htm 中華民國 真的消失了]'' (Editorial: The Republic of China has disappeared)}}

===Verb===
{{zh-verb}}

# to [[brownnose]]; to [[kiss up]] to
#* {{zh-x|立委 ^陳 ^宗-義 退席 時 還 大 罵 國 親 是「不 愛 台灣」、「只 會 捧 ^中國 的 LP」，在 場 ^國民黨 立委 ^朱 ^鳳-芝、^洪 ^秀-柱 也 反譏 ^民進黨「只 會 捧 ^美國 的 LP」。|As legislator Chen Tsung-i walked out, he cursed the [[w:Kuomintang|KMT]] and [[w:People First Party (Taiwan)|PFP]] for "not loving [[Taiwan]]," and "only knowing how to kiss China's '''rear end'''." [[w:Kuomintang|KMT]] legislators Chu Feng-chih and Hung Hsiu-chu shot back that the [[w:Democratic Progressive Party|DPP]] "only knows how to kiss America's '''rear end'''."|ref='''2004''', Chen Yu-ting (陳鈺婷), ''[[w:Liberty Times|Liberty Times]]: [http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2004/new/oct/20/today-fo7.htm 軍購條例未付委 綠軍退席抗議]'' (Editorial: Conditions for arms purchases does not meet approval of committee. [[w:Pan-Green Coalition|Pan-Green Coalition]] walks out in protest.)}}

====Usage notes====
* The Hokkien word {{zh-l|𡳞脬|tr=[[lān-pha]]}} is considered too crude for polite company. Therefore, LP is often used in its place (similar to the usage of "{{m|en|f-word}}" in English).

====Related terms====
* {{zh-l|PLP}}

====References====
* (''Min Nan'') {{thcwd|13524}}

{{cln|zh|initialisms}}

==Indonesian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|id|/ˈɛlpe/}}

===Noun===
{{id-noun|head=|pl=-}}
# {{initialism of|id|lembaga pemasyarakatan|t=|lit=}}

==Lithuanian==

===Proper noun===
{{lt-proper noun|f}}

# {{lb|lt|politics}} {{initialism of|lt|{{w|Laisvės partija}}}}

==Portuguese==

===Etymology 1===
{{ubor|pt|en|LP}}.

====Noun====
{{pt-noun|m|#s}}

# {{l|en|LP}}; [[long-play]] {{gloss|33 rpm vinyl record}}

===Etymology 2===
Initialism.

====Noun====
{{pt-noun|f|-}}

# {{initialism of|pt|[[língua]] [[portuguesa]]}}

==Spanish==

===Noun===
{{es-noun|m|#}}

# {{lb|es|music}} {{l|en|LP}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}