propers
noun [ plural ] mainly US slang uk/ˈprɒp.əz/ us/ˈprɑː.pɚz/ (also props)
应得的尊重
respect that someone deserves
You've got to give them their propers: they sure build a nice golf course. 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。
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- "I do say propers in the song," said Aretha. "I got it from the Detroit street. It was common street slang in the 1960s."
- This fall, African-American music gets its propers on TV.