Op Definition & Meaning

American

British

Usage

Etymology

Examples

op 1 American [op] / ɒp /

noun

1. op art.

OP 2 American Or O.P.

1. observation post.

op- 3 American

1. variant of ob- (by assimilation) before p:

   oppose.

op. 4 American

abbreviation

1. opera.

2. operation.

3. opposite.

4. opus.

Op. 5 American

abbreviation

1. opus.

o.p. 6 American

abbreviation

1. out of print.

O.P. 7 American

abbreviation

1. Order of Preachers (Dominican).

O.P. 8 American

abbreviation

1. observation post.

2. British Theater. opposite prompt.

3. out of print.

4. overproof.

op. 1 British

abbreviation

1. operation

2. opus

3. operator

4. operational

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 OP 2 British

abbreviation

1. military observation post

2. Ordo Praedicatorum (the Dominicans)

3. organophosphate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 o.p. 3 British

abbreviation

1. out of print

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Usage

What else does OP mean? On internet forums and message boards, OP is short for original poster, or the person who started the thread that users comment on.In video gaming, anime, and sports, OP is a shorthand for overpowered, describing an indomitable character or player.Contet warning: This article features information about a homophobic slur that is highly offensive.How do you pronounce OP?[ oh-pee ]

Etymology

Origin of O.P.

From Latin Ōrdō Praedicātōrum

Example Sentences

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He was skeptical, the congressman said, that it would be nothing more than a "photo op."

From Barron's

“It’s an op dude—I do this for a living—the pieces that are dropping are deeply researched. This is sophisticated op.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Ann Coulter on hannity/. Attack? Op ed , ?”

From The Wall Street Journal

"Do I have someone write an op ed?"

From BBC

The administration liked the visual and sent Noem there for a photo op and press briefings.

From Slate

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