plait
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For the unaware, that classic acronym comes from the French phrase Répondez s'il vous plait.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2023
The moment finally came after riding hard and alone for 80 breathless kilometres, her French plait swinging in the cold autumnal breeze.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2021
She stood about four and a half feet tall and liked to keep her hair shoulder length, in a plait, her grandfather said.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2019
I will, however, send a JRPMP: Je réponds parce-qu’il ME plait — “because it pleases me.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2017
It all matches well, and her hair is tied back into a plait with a few strands falling down the side.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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