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op.

Clipping of opponent; alternative spelling of opp.

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɒp/Received-Pronunciation/ɑp/General-American
  1. Clipping of opponent; alternative spelling of opp.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · informal
    His ops went to his court hearing today.
  2. Clipping of operation.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · informal
    My mother's going in for her knee op today.
  3. Clipping of operator.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · informal
  4. Clipping of operator. An amateur radio operator.

    informal
  5. Clipping of operator. An operator on IRC, who can moderate the chat channel, ban users, etc.

    Internet · informal
  6. Clipping of opinion.

    Internet · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · in-plural
    Ops on my new drawing?
  7. Ellipsis of op art.

    abbreviation · alt-of · attributive · ellipsis
    an op painting; op artworks
verb/ɒp/Received-Pronunciation/ɑp/General-American
  1. To promote (an IRC user) to an operator.

    Internet · transitive
verb/ɒp/Received-Pronunciation/ɑp/General-American
  1. To buy (something) from an op shop.

    Australia · informal · transitive
  2. To shop at op shops.

    Australia · informal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From op shop.

noun/ɒp/Received-Pronunciation/ɑp/General-American
  1. Alternative letter-case form of OP.

    alt-of
adj/ɒp/Received-Pronunciation/ɑp/General-American
  1. Alternative letter-case form of OP.

    alt-of
noun/ɒp/Received-Pronunciation/ɑp/General-American
  1. Alternative form of opp (“opponent; opposition”).

    alt-of · alternative · slang
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