propers
noun[plural]
mainlyUSslanguk/ˈprɒp.əz/us/ˈprɑː.pɚz/(alsoprops)respectthat someonedeserves:
应得的尊重You've got to give themtheirpropers: theysurebuildanicegolfcourse.你必须给他们应得的尊重：他们建造的高尔夫球场确实很漂亮。
- "I do say propers in thesong," said Aretha. "I got it from the Detroitstreet. It wascommonstreetslangin the 1960s."
- Thisfall,African-Americanmusicgetsitspropers on TV.