With TikTok renowned for its acronyms, abbreviations, and user-specific terms and phrases, we are increasingly inclined to create a TikTok dictionary for those who aren’t familiar with some of the terms and shorthand phrases used.
In fact, some of them can’t even really be described as phrases, with the rise of /P comments and captions confusing more than a few TikTok users and leaving them wondering what on earth the symbol and letter means.
Which is why we’re here to uncover the meaning behind /P and how it is used.
/P doesn’t actually stand for another word – rather, it means that the phrase shared ahead of the symbol is being said in a purely friendly and platonic way.
Examples of /p Being Used
With /P essentially meaning that the sentence ahead of it is platonic, it seems as if /P is more an indicator of tone than it is a shorthand reference to a specific word or phrase.
For example…
I couldn’t live with you /P – this should be read as a compliment sent to a friend rather than to someone who you have romantic feelings for. The /P at the end of the sentence very specifically underpins the sentence as something friendly and without attachment.
You’re looking pretty great today /P – again, a compliment purely between friends.
We hope this helps! /P is a quick and easy way to clear up any misunderstandings regarding tone and is increasingly being used by TikTok’ers as a way of complimenting their friends without any underlying romantic tone or attachment.
