Talk:tarp

Tea room discussion
I see in the edit page a query if this is colloquial. I know the word well in UK. Is it not common in US? Does it need a UK tag? -- Algrif 17:01, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Common in the US at least in the New England region. RJFJR 18:24, 6 June 2008 (UTC)


 * A b.g.c. search for "California tarps" or "tornado tarps" suggests no obvious geographic limits. Also books about Australia use the term. DCDuring TALK 18:51, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanx. Good enough for me. I'll remove the query. -- Algrif 16:02, 7 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I've marked it as informal, because, though it is used in print abundantly not merely in fiction dialog, it seems limited to travel, sports, outdoors, how-to books rather than more formal writings. This reflects the relevant contexts so perhaps the informal tag is not warranted. DCDuring TALK 17:14, 7 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Also commonly used in Canada, and in the military. It's less formal than tarpaulin, but I don't know if I would mark it as such because it seems to have completely replaced the original word in normal usage (but that's just from my experience—I think I've only seen "tarpaulin" in print, and it sounds kind of pedantic to me).


 * At least in a military context, it refers to the canvas cover specifically for the cargo bed of a truck, or the soft roof and sides of a jeep. It is also used as a verb meaning to fasten down with a tarp, or cover with a tarp for protection, as "we're going to move out soon, so tarp the load on that truck". —Michael Z. 2008-06-08 14:06 z 


 * Added verb sense. -- Algrif 15:12, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

RFV discussion: January–February 2020
"(humorous, chiefly Internet slang) deliberate misspelling of trap". It doesn't say, but I'm guessing this is the derogatory slang for transgender, rather than a device for catching animals etc. Equinox ◑ 01:02, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 20:25, 13 February 2020 (UTC)