DP
noun
• a displaced person (a person who is forced to leave their home country because of war or persecution).
• "he had come over after the war—he was a DP"
Origin:
1940s: abbreviation.
DP
noun
• a person's wife, husband, or partner (particularly used in online forums).
• "I'm 36 and my DP is 42 and we have been together for six years"
Origin:
1990s: abbreviation of darling partner or dear partner .
DP
noun
• a director of photography (the person who oversees the photography and camerawork in a film, television production, etc.).
• "we're looking for a DP for an ambitious action/adventure short film"
DP
abbreviation
• data processing.
• dew point.
• double play.
