Op

//ɒp// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of OP. alt-of
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of out of print. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of overproof. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
  4. 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. 5
    Initialism of overplayed. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Office of the President. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Ordo Praedicatorum (Order of Preachers, the Dominicans, a religious order). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of opponent. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "His ops went to his court hearing today."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of OP. alt-of
  3. 3
    Alternative form of opp (“opponent; opposition”). alt-of, alternative, slang
  4. 4
    Initialism of Overall Position. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Abbreviation of opening credits. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable, usually
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  1. 6
    Clipping of operation. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "My mother's going in for her knee op today."

  2. 7
    Initialism of opposite prompt; stage right. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Abbreviation of opening theme. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable, usually
  4. 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."

  5. 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."

  6. 11
    Clipping of operator.; An amateur radio operator. informal
  7. 12
    Initialism of original post. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  8. 13
    Clipping of operator.; An operator on IRC, who can moderate the chat channel, ban users, etc. Internet, informal
  9. 14
    Initialism of observation post. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  10. 15
    Clipping of opinion. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, in-plural

    "Ops on my new drawing?"

  11. 16
    Abbreviation of organophosphate. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    Ellipsis of op art. abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, ellipsis

    "an op painting; op artworks"

  13. 18
    Initialism of other person's; a cigarette cadged from someone. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable
  14. 19
    Abbreviation of outpatient. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    Abbreviation of original publishing. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    Abbreviation of Original Pronunciation abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 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. 2
    To buy (something) from an op shop. Australia, informal, transitive
  3. 3
    To shop at op shops. Australia, informal, intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From op shop.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation.

Etymology 4

Abbreviation.

Etymology 5

Abbreviation.

Etymology 6

From Japanese OP (OP) (オープニング), from English opening.

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