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pa

[pah, paw] / pɑ, pɔ /
NOUN
dad
Synonyms


NOUN
papa
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




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Much of her sophomore album “Vanity” has main character energy, and Lovestory’s “Telenovela,” with its extended metaphors of Barbarella bad bitches, “tragica erotica,” and using “su lengua pa cambiar el canal” is the descriptive centerpiece.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

He also picked up best reggaetón performance for Voy a llevarte pa PR, and best urban music album for Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025

Do you and your pa bond best over a meal or a pint?

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

“Trumpets,” Zárate instructed three students in the back, “make the introduction sound majestic — pa ra ra ra ra — like a king is coming!”

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

It was like I was watching some other boy ’stead of me picking Pap up and going o'er to Spangler with my pa in his arms.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Another Kushner faux pas, this one perhaps reflecting his ignorance of European history: “There is no such thing in the world as forever enemies or forever allies.”

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

The artistic pas de deux took a toll on Kusama’s mental health, sending her into periods of depression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Canada has form in Eurovision: appearing for Switzerland, Canadian then-starlet Celine Dion triumphed in 1988 singing "Ne partez pas sans moi", launching her career internationally.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

When a nameless secretary drops a sheaf of papers, Kornev’s response to help is instinctive, yet we cringe at the careless faux pas he commits in this unfeeling society.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

I felt extremely shy, wary of committing a faux pas, and unequipped to participate in the high-flown and rapid-fire conversations.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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