thesp

[Victor Steinbok]

Perhaps I'm late noticing this, but this seems to be one of the newsy
shortenings: thespian-->thesp

http://goo.gl/9sGZn

Entertainment gossip reporters love speaking in code--mostly cut up
words, not anything innovative. I guess, they think it makes them sound hip.

     VS-)

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