Protip 

To offer advice or suggestion to resolve a problem. Often used in context of emphasizing common sense, a very strong opinion, or to belittle/mock a person's point of view.

Likely taken from GamePro magazine, which used the term as early as 1989 in conjunction with screengrabs of video to capture reader's attention to offer advice on completing video games and tying the term into the publication's title.

Protip: Don't raise your voice or joke about guns at the security station in an airport: you're asking for trouble if you do.

Protip by Urban Squirrel January 6, 2009

protip 

Obvious advice sarcastically presented as sage wisdom.

Protip - don't call the cops reporting your weed stolen.

protip by Matt F . February 2, 2009

protip 

A tip intended to convert a novice to an expert.

PROTIP: To defeat the Cyberdemon, shoot at it until it dies.

protip by Zoni Nation January 14, 2008

protip 

- an unrelated comment or response to something.
- originating from Dan & Phil's "Glitter Faces" YouTube craft video, wherein they keep saying "protip". And that's when every comment section on YouTube was destroyed.

A: "Her shirt looks amazing."
B: "PROTIP"

A: "John broke up with me and I don't know what to do."
B: "PROTIP"

A: "Don't cry, craft."
B: "PROTIP"

protip by christiandizon June 17, 2016

protip 

n. to distill important knowledge about a subject and share it with those new to said subject.

often used in internet forums to criticize new members if they break the forum rules.

New member: hey everybody! a/s/l??
Experienced member: protip: this forum is ALL male.

protip by Shifty Eyed Goat October 12, 2004

PROTIP 

A joke made by the Phandom, from the video 'Glitter Faces' by DanAndPhilCRAFTS.
It's the april fools joke of 2016 and the evolution of "Don't Cry, CRAFT!"
Posted on every comment on every video of youtube to annoy non-phandom members.

Person 1: "Hey, cool jacket dude!"
Person 2: "Agreed."
Phandom member (aka. in this case Me): "PROTIP"

PROTIP by PhilsGrassFlops June 26, 2016

PROTIP 

The second Dan and Phil Crafts meme, where the Phandom (Phan shippers) comment "PROTIP" on every video and website on the internet, as Dan and Phil mentioned in their second April Fool's Day video prank on DanandPhilCRAFTS.

"I'm going to use red glitter"
"PROTIP"
"I'm going to unsheathe my glue stick"
"PROTIP"

PROTIP by itsmebella June 27, 2016