Ps

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ps"

Translingual

Symbol

Ps

1. (physics) positronium
2. (metrology) Symbol for petasecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10¹⁵ seconds.

English

Noun

Ps pl (plural only)

1. (New York City, slang) Abbreviation of projects (“multi-story low-income housing development”).

   How long have you been living in the Ps?

   • 2018 September 2, @heirmeg, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 May 2024:

     everyone in the hood had a lawsuit except me i wish i lived in the Ps so i could've been eating wild led paint chips i would've been up at least a mil right now

   • 2020 September 29, u/stormfather86, “Recently dropped the one friend who tried it. She really thought...”, in Reddit‎^[2], r/BlackPeopleTwitter, archived from the original on 5 May 2024:

     Clearly not a lot of people from the hood on this thread. Every hood got a couple white kids that came up in the Ps and talks just like everyone else around.

   • 2020 November 17, “Red Hook Housing Projects”, in Reddit‎^[3], r/nyc, archived from the original on 5 May 2024:

     Not everyone who lives in the Ps is immediately gang affiliated, you monumental herb. Quit presenting classist stereotypes as fact.

   • 2023 June 1, u/TheKwyetRoom, “Some of NYC most dangerous & active hoods compared to Los Angeles”, in Reddit‎^[4], r/NYStateOfMind, archived from the original on 5 May 2024:

     Of course the numbers is like this. Its more people. Here's a broader view. A street in Compton, 20 to 30 houses, generally 3 to 5 ppl per household. Now a street in the Tremont section, bout 40 5 or 6 story buildings in one block, apts A-G, 3 to 5 ppl per household, and I haven't even mentioned big developments such as (RPT, Twin Parks, the Ps). We packed in this bitch like sardines.

Usage notes

• Around New York City, the term is relatively uncommon in comparison to projects but about as common as jects.

Noun

Ps

1. plural of P

Usage notes

• Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Anagrams

• S&P, SP, Sp, s.p., s/p, sp

German

Alternative forms

• Ps.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Ps

1. (abbreviation of Psalm(en)) Psalm(s)/psalm(s)