What does "props" mean?

Native speaker’s answer

Rebecca

Here, "props" is part of the word "turboprops," which is a jet engine that makes a propeller spin. The "props" in "turboprops" refers to "propeller!" In general and informal use, "props" means respect and credit due to a person. But here, "turboprops" is used as a kind of interjection instead of something like "darn" or "dang." This is supposed to be funny since they're airplanes. Ex: I give props to John for organizing this whole event. Ex: They're selling unwanted turboprops from the abandoned airport.

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03/06

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I don't know when to say "Britain", "England", and "United Kingdom".
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What does she mean by saying this?
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What does "yieu" mean? A dialect or an old English for the word "you"?
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