nep

noun3

1. •
   (slang, disapproving) One who engages in nepotism, usually to the one who benefits from it.
2. •
   A knot in a fibre.

   • The neps appear as small dense areas or spots when compared to the surrounding fibers. — 1987
3. •
   Catmint, catnip; Nepeta cataria.

verb1

1. •
   (dialect, UK) Of cotton: to form knots.

noun3

1. •
   Initialism of noise-equivalent power.
2. •
   (US) Initialism of non-English proficient.
3. •
   Initialism of nanosatellite engineering professional.

noun1

1. •
   (informal, offensive) Nepali