What does "op" mean?
Clipping of opponent.
Op
/ɒp/ adj, name, noun, verb, slang
adj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Clipping of opponent.
- Grammar: op is listed as adj, name, noun, verb, slang.
- Useful contrasts: nerfed, underpowered, ED.
- Usage evidence: Actors and politicians never pass up a photo op.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Clipping of opponent. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
"His ops went to his court hearing today."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of OP. alt-of
- 3 Alternative form of opp (“opponent; opposition”). alt-of, alternative, slang
- 4 Initialism of Overall Position. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 5 Abbreviation of opening credits. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable, usually
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- 6 Clipping of operation. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
"My mother's going in for her knee op today."
- 7 Initialism of opposite prompt; stage right. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 8 Abbreviation of opening theme. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable, usually
- 9 Clipping of operator. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
"Even given the same direction, two camera ops will see and shoot somewhat differently. A good eye and an ability to concentrate and quickly follow directions are necessary for this position."
- 10 Initialism of original poster; the person who started a thread. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"I don't think your response really answers the OP's question."
- 11 Clipping of operator.; An amateur radio operator. informal
- 12 Initialism of original post. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 13 Clipping of operator.; An operator on IRC, who can moderate the chat channel, ban users, etc. Internet, informal
- 14 Initialism of observation post. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 15 Clipping of opinion. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, in-plural
"Ops on my new drawing?"
- 16 Abbreviation of organophosphate. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 17 Ellipsis of op art. abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, ellipsis
"an op painting; op artworks"
- 18 Initialism of other person's; a cigarette cadged from someone. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable
- 19 Abbreviation of outpatient. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 20 Abbreviation of original publishing. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 21 Abbreviation of Original Pronunciation abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To promote (an IRC user) to an operator. Internet, transitive
"True, better clients will remember that a person had a voice before they were opped and will return the + when they are deopped, but that doesn't solve the problem. Suppose someone joins the room after the user is opped and before the user is deopped."
- 2 To buy (something) from an op shop. Australia, informal, transitive
- 3 To shop at op shops. Australia, informal, intransitive
Adjective
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of OP. alt-of
- 2 Abbreviation of out of print. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
- 3 Abbreviation of overproof. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
- 4 Abbreviation of overpowered. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
"I know they are going to tweak stuff in the next few weeks with patches as they find one class is OP and another is sucking..."
- 5 Initialism of overplayed. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Office of the President. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 Initialism of Ordo Praedicatorum (Order of Preachers, the Dominicans, a religious order). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Antonyms
Example
"Actors and politicians never pass up a photo op."
Common questions
How do you use "op" in a sentence?
Actors and politicians never pass up a photo op.
How do you pronounce "op"?
Pronounced /ɒp/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From op shop.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation.
Etymology 3
From Japanese OP (OP) (オープニング), from English opening.
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