periodt

English

Etymology

From period +‎ -t (an intensifying suffix).

Pronunciation

• enPR: pîrʹē-əd, pîrʹē-ət
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪːɹi.əd/, /ˈpɪːɹɪ.əd/, /ˈpɪːɹi.ət/, /ˈpɪːɹɪ.ət/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪɹi.əd/, /ˈpɪɹi.ət/

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Interjection

periodt

1. (African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) Used to underscore a statement or indicate that it is not open to dispute.

   Synonyms: (UK) end of, end of story, full stop, period, that's that

   • 2009 October 15, @DANYEEZY2020 [username], Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 2022-09-16:

     or maybe i just dont keep up with her live interviews ... idk? idk, idc what nobody says, i'm convinced she's a mute, PERIODT.

   • 2019, Melissa Henderson, “Self-Aware Is Free”, in Violet Summer Zine, number 5, page 10:

     First of all, I'm a proud black girl! Periodt.

   • 2019 December 5, Diana Riojas, The Daily Orange, Syracuse University, page 12:

     I love you, periodt. #954EVA

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:periodt.

Anagrams

• diopter, dioptre, peridot, proetid, proteid, protide, pterido-, pteroid, reptoid