This list includes 68 Slang words that start with P, from “pal” to “pwned”. These entries cover casual, regional, and internet-born terms you might hear in conversation, social media, or creative writing.
Slang words that start with P are informal expressions beginning with P, often playful, edgy, or regionally specific. Some entries, like “pwned”, show how online communities change and spread new vocabulary.
Below you’ll find the table with Word, Meaning, Example, Region, Register, and Source.
Word: The slang term itself, presented so you can quickly scan and find the exact expression.
Meaning: A concise one-sentence definition that helps you understand how the term functions in speech.
Example: A short sentence showing typical use, so you can judge tone and placement in real conversation.
Region: A brief tag indicating where the term is most common, helping you spot regional usage.
Register: A label for tone and formality, letting you see if a term is casual, pejorative, or offensive.
Source: A short note on origin or era, such as “internet,” “US,” or a decade, to help you date the usage.
Slang words that start with P
| Word | Meaning | Part of speech / Register | Region / Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| peeps | friends; people you hang out with | noun; informal | US, global |
| peep | to look; to check out | verb; informal | US, UK |
| phat | excellent; very good | adjective; informal; slangy | US; 1990s hip-hop |
| phub | to snub someone by using your phone | verb; informal; tech slang | global; 2010s coinage |
| pog | expression of excitement; Twitch emote origin | interjection/noun; internet slang | global; Twitch |
| poggers | very exciting or impressive (Twitch slang) | interjection; internet slang | global; Twitch |
| popo | police (slang) | noun; informal; pejorative | US, UK |
| punk | a thug; worthless person; genre label | noun/adjective; informal; pejorative | US, global |
| punked | tricked or humiliated (slang from prank culture) | verb/adjective; informal | US; 2000s |
| pwn | to dominate or humiliate online | verb; internet slang | global; 2000s gaming |
| pwned | defeated badly (internet slang) | adjective; internet slang | global; 2000s gaming |
| prang | to crash (vehicle) or mess up | verb; informal; dated | UK; mid-20th century |
| prat | foolish, annoying person | noun; informal; pejorative | UK; global recognition |
| prick | jerk; contemptible person (vulgar) | noun; vulgar; pejorative | US, UK |
| prissy | overly prim or fussy | adjective; informal; mildly pejorative | US, UK |
| pro | expert; very skilled person | noun; informal | global |
| prolly | probably (informal/slangy contraction) | adverb; informal; internet | global; internet chats |
| props | respect or credit | noun; informal; slang | US; 1990s hip-hop |
| pumped | excited or hyped | adjective; informal | US, global |
| plonk | cheap wine; low-quality alcohol | noun; informal | UK, AU |
| plastered | very drunk | adjective; informal; slang | UK, AU, US |
| plowed | very drunk (US slang) | adjective; informal; slang | US |
| plonker | idiot; foolish person | noun; informal; pejorative | UK |
| plug | supplier, often of drugs; connector | noun/verb; informal; slang | US |
| poppin | lively; very good; fashionable | adjective; informal; urban slang | US, global |
| pop | soda; father; short, casual noun | noun; informal; regional | US (Midwest), UK uses different terms |
| posh | stylish or upper-class (informal) | adjective; informal | UK, AU |
| poser | inauthentic person trying to impress | noun; informal; pejorative | US, global |
| petty | small-minded, vindictive over trivial things | adjective; informal; slangy pejorative | US, global |
| pill | annoying or unpleasant person | noun; informal; dated pejorative | US, UK; older usage |
| piker | cheapskate or someone who quits early | noun; informal; pejorative | AU, UK |
| pikey | derogatory term for traveller/gipsy (offensive) | noun; pejorative; offensive | UK |
| piss | to urinate; also to annoy or waste time | verb; vulgar; informal | US, UK |
| pissed | angry (US) or drunk (UK) | adjective; vulgar; informal | US (angry), UK (drunk) |
| pisshead | heavy drinker; alcoholic (insult) | noun; vulgar; pejorative | UK, IE |
| pissy | irritable or unpleasant | adjective; informal; pejorative | US, UK |
| piff | excellent; high-quality (UK/Jamaican slang) | adjective/noun; informal | UK, Caribbean |
| playa | player; someone who dates many people | noun; informal; slang | US urban |
| pussy | coward; vagina (vulgar) | noun; vulgar; pejorative | US, UK |
| pecker | male genitalia; mood (British) or nose (slang) | noun; vulgar/informal | UK, US |
| phony | fake person or thing | adjective/noun; informal; pejorative | US, global |
| puke | to vomit; also to loathe | verb; informal; crude | US, UK |
| pull | to attract or hook up with someone (UK) | verb; informal; slang | UK, IRL |
| pwnage | total domination; humiliation (internet) | noun; internet slang | global; gaming |
| primo | first-rate; excellent | adjective; informal | US; Italian-American origin |
| preggers | pregnant (informal) | adjective; informal; playful | US, UK |
| preppy | relating to prep-school style; preppy person | adjective/noun; informal | US |
| psycho | crazy person; intense | noun/adjective; informal; pejorative | US, global |
| psych | to trick or taunt (“psych!” exclamation) | verb/interjection; informal; playful | US |
| peacenik | antiwar activist (slang, dated) | noun; informal; mildly pejorative | US; 1960s |
| pimp | to control sex workers; to embellish (slang) | noun/verb; informal; pejorative | US, global |
| palooka | inept boxer or clumsy person | noun; informal; dated | US; early 20th century |
| pansy | insult for effeminate or weak person (offensive) | noun; pejorative; offensive | US, UK |
| pap | low-quality media or trivial writing | noun; informal; pejorative | UK, US |
| payola | bribery in media or music promotion | noun; informal; slangy | US; 1950s |
| paw | to handle someone roughly or inappropriately | verb; informal; pejorative | US, UK |
| pal | friend; buddy | noun; informal | US, UK, AU |
| postie | postal worker (informal) | noun; informal; regional | UK, AU |
| piehole | mouth; be quiet (rude) | noun; vulgar; informal | US, UK |
| pimped | stylishly customized; enhanced | adjective; informal; slang | US |
| pissed-off | angry; irritated | adjective; informal; vulgar | US, UK |
| pissy-pants | sullenness; someone easily upset (playful) | noun; informal; playful | US |
| pin-up | sexually attractive model (slang) | noun; informal | US; mid-20th century |
| plushie | soft toy fan or collectible; cute item | noun; informal; playful | US, online fandoms |
| pleb | common person; low status (pejorative) | noun; informal; pejorative | UK; Latin origin |
| plebby | low-class or unsophisticated (pejorative) | adjective; informal; pejorative | UK; slangy |
| pluck | courage (slangy usage) | noun; informal | UK, historical |
| prang | to damage or mess up | verb; informal; UK | UK slang repeat—used for crashes or screw-ups |
Descriptions
peeps
Commonly used in casual speech/texts: “I’m hanging with my peeps tonight.” Often used online.
peep
Used as “peep” meaning glance or spot: “Peep this new track.” Casual speech and social media.
phat
Originally hip-hop slang meaning cool or attractive; still used jokingly or nostalgically.
phub
Used about rude phone behavior: “Don’t phub me at dinner.” Common in articles about etiquette.
pog
Short for “play of the game” and used online for hype: “pog moment!” Often in gaming chats.
poggers
Variant of pog used widely in streams and memes: “That clutch was poggers!”
popo
Colloquial term for cops: “Call the popo.” Informal and occasionally derogatory.
punk
Used as insult (“he’s a punk”) and cultural label (punk music); tone depends on context.
punked
Popularized by TV pranks: “They totally punked him.” Casual conversational slang.
pwn
Leetspeak origin from “own”; common in gaming contexts: “You just pwned me.”
pwned
Past tense of pwn; used widely in memes and gamer talk: “I got pwned in that match.”
prang
British slang for a minor crash or mistake: “He pranged his car on the roundabout.”
prat
British insult: “Don’t be a prat.” Common in UK informal speech.
prick
Strong insult: “He’s a real prick.” Highly offensive in polite contexts.
prissy
Used to describe someone very proper or easily offended: “She’s too prissy for camping.”
pro
Colloquial short for professional: “He’s a pro at guitar.” Neutral and common.
prolly
Text-speech contraction used in casual writing: “I’ll prolly be late.”
props
Gives acknowledgment: “Give props to the team.” Common in spoken and online English.
pumped
Enthusiastic slang: “I’m pumped for the concert!” Widely used in casual contexts.
plonk
UK/Aussie slang for inexpensive wine: “Grab some plonk for the party.”
plastered
Describes extreme intoxication: “He was plastered after the pub crawl.”
plowed
Common US slang for being heavily intoxicated: “They got plowed last night.”
plonker
British humorous insult: “You prat, you plonker!” Less harsh than some insults.
plug
Slang for someone who sources goods (illicit or not): “He’s my plug for tickets.”
poppin
Casual compliment: “This party is poppin’.” Common in speech and social posts.
pop
In parts of US “pop” means carbonated drink; regional colloquialism.
posh
British informal term for fancy or upper-class: “They live in a posh area.”
poser
Used to call someone fake or pretentious: “He’s such a poser at the skate park.”
petty
Modern slang for trivial grudges: “That’s so petty of you.” Very common online.
pill
Older slang calling someone a brute or nuisance: “Don’t be such a pill.”
piker
Australian/British term for someone stingy or quitting: “He’s a piker on the group trip.”
pikey
Derogatory slur for itinerant communities; avoid usage due to offensiveness.
piss
Vulgar general-purpose verb: “He pissed off” or “Don’t piss around.” Crude in formal settings.
pissed
Regional differences: US = angry (“I’m pissed”), UK = intoxicated (“He’s pissed”).
pisshead
Derogatory term for someone who drinks excessively: “He’s a right pisshead.”
pissy
Describes someone moody: “Don’t be so pissy.” Mild vulgarity.
piff
Used in some UK and Caribbean communities for attractiveness or quality; context-specific.
playa
Often playful or pejorative: “He’s a playa—don’t trust him emotionally.”
pussy
Highly vulgar with multiple senses; insulting when used to call someone weak.
pecker
British phrase “get your pecker up” (cheer up); vulgar in some senses.
phony
Calls out inauthenticity: “He’s so phony.” Common in informal speech.
puke
Casual/vulgar verb: “I nearly puked.” Also used metaphorically: “I puke at that idea.”
pull
British slang for succeeding in romantically attracting someone: “He pulled last night.”
pwnage
Playful/internet term for a crushing win: “Total pwnage in that round.”
primo
Colloquial praise: “That’s primo gear.” Slightly retro but still used.
preggers
Playful slang for expecting: “She’s preggers—congrats!” Common in casual talk.
preppy
Describes a clean-cut, Ivy League-inspired style or person: “He’s pretty preppy.”
psycho
Slang for someone perceived as dangerously unstable: “Don’t be a psycho.” Can be offensive.
psych
Used to indicate a joke or fake-out: “I won—psych!” Common in casual speech.
peacenik
Historically used for 1960s activists; now somewhat dated but still recognized.
pimp
Originally a controller of sex workers; also means to glamorize (“pimp out the car”). Offensive contexts exist.
palooka
Old-fashioned comic insult for a clumsy or average fighter: “He’s a palooka in the ring.”
pansy
Derogatory and offensive toward gender/sexual stereotypes; consider sexist/homophobic connotations.
pap
Refers to sensationalist or lowbrow content: “Celebrity pap in tabloids.” Used by critics.
payola
Slang for covert payment scandals in music/radio; historical but still referenced.
paw
Used about groping: “He pawed at her.” Slangy and often negative.
pal
Casual term for a friend: “He’s my pal.” Widely used in spoken English.
postie
Affectionate informal term for mail carrier: “The postie dropped a parcel.”
piehole
Vulgar slang for mouth, often in commands: “Shut your piehole.” Playful to rude.
pimped
From “pimp out”; used for flashy customization: “A pimped ride.” Casual and pop-culturey.
pissed-off
Common informal phrase meaning very angry: “I’m pissed-off about that.” Vulgarity varies by region.
pissy-pants
Childish insult for someone moody: “Don’t be a pissy-pants.” Playful or teasing tone.
pin-up
Refers to glamorous images/models; vintage slang but still understood.
plushie
Used in fandoms for stuffed-animal collectibles; playful and niche.
pleb
Short for plebeian; used to insult someone’s status: “Don’t be a pleb.”
plebby
Derogatory variant of pleb describing taste or behavior.
pluck
Old-fashioned slang for bravery: “He showed real pluck.” More literary than modern slang.
prang
See earlier “prang” entry; common UK informal term for accidents or mistakes.