op
noun
op
1 American
[op]
/ ɒp /
noun
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ops
plural
OP
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American
Or
O.P.
abbreviation
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observation post.
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Internet Slang. original poster.
op-
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op.
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American
abbreviation
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opera.
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operation.
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opposite.
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opus.
Op.
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American
abbreviation
o.p.
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O.P.
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O.P.
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op.
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British
abbreviation
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operation
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opus
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operator
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operational
OP
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British
abbreviation
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military observation post
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Ordo Praedicatorum (the Dominicans)
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organophosphate
o.p.
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abbreviation
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 ]
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of O.P.
From Latin Ōrdō Praedicātōrum
Example Sentences
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“As you can see, everyone’s loving it. Everyone’s getting a photo op standing in front of it,” Arby’s franchisee Roger Amaya said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
Unsettled, they tried to rush out after the event but were corralled to flank Gorka in a photo op.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
They discussed the affordability crisis in America's most expensive city and smiled side by side for a photo op.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Ku said Trump would be eager to display his diplomatic prowess by securing a rare photo op with Kim.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
For the good of the People in general, it was better he remain outside the op zone.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Collaborations with OP Nayyar, Burman and SD Burman made her a household name.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
OP bank, which blocked Mr. Makaroff’s payments, said that “checks related to sanctions risk management may occasionally cause delays in payment transfers.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Another Canadian pension fund, OP Trust, told Reuters that it has investments in the digital asset fund space that is managed externally.
From Reuters ● Dec. 7, 2022
Combat is so-so, although I’m hilariously OP at the moment thanks to a weird bug where I got duplicates of every weapon I picked up during a quest.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2020
In the shadowshaper portrait, OP Vernon still had a black fingerprint over his face.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
He adds that 'with op- position it would be entirely ridiculous.'
From Time Magazine Archive
Even by battlefield standards, the op- erating room was bizarre.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last year only 19 states observed Daylight Saving Time on a statewide basis, while 17 others practiced local op- tion and 14 stayed on Standard Time the year round.
From Time Magazine Archive
A Franciscan friar, counsellor to the Inquisition, who visited the principal libraries in Spain to make a catalogue of the books op- posed to the Romish religion.
From Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend by Sir Thomas Browne
It calls loudly on them to bury the dead out of sight; to forgive and forget whatever is unlike the risen, immortal Love; and to shut out all op- posite sense.
From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy
“No child should be pushed to the side for a photo op. PERIOD!!”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
“They have to be serious about doing it. The risk is that it looks like a photo op. Voters want them to come around more regularly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2019
“This was a family op. So where are we going to put the families? There’s no room to detain them, so are we going to put them in hotels?” the officer said.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 24, 2019
“We weren’t there just for a photo op. We were there to advocate for our indigenous rights in the true spirit of reconciliation and to deliver our message around the world.”
From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2016
“It’s hell to get up there, but definitely worth the Instagram photo op. I really liked that photo of you in the hot dog tie,” I say.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
The almost breathlessly paced choreography is set to Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s “Grande Tarantelle, Op. 67,” performed here with verve by Mr. Fowler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
On “Innocence,” next to familiar titles like “Rock-a-Bye Baby” and “Edelweiss” is a lesser-known cut from Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, “Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
You could hear, with awe-inspiring ease, every line threaded through the fugue of the Op. 110’s finale.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
Three Liszt selections, including his arrangement of the Wagner “Liebestod” and the Schumann “Novelette Op. 21, No. 8,” were similarly evocative, but the effect was dulled, somehow, by the craziness elsewhere.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2017
I keep back the evidence in regard to the other six works, Op. 39-44, till a similar attack, which I hope will not occur, shall be made upon them.
From Life of Beethoven by Anton Schindler
They can tell when we have visitors at the o.p.," says one squad leader, "and it usually takes them ten minutes or so to get transport and come up opposite for a closer look.
From Time Magazine Archive
Interim list of subject headings for New Zealand school libraries, o.p.
From Report of the National Library Service for the Year Ended 31 March 1958 by New Zealand. National Library Service
That growing prevalence makes the price tag for India’s deal too high, says Muthu Madhan, director of the Global Library at O.P.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
“As China has risen, India and the U.S. both need one another and the U.S. needs more partners in the Indo-Pacific,” said Jitendra Nath Misra, a professor of diplomatic practice at the O.P.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
This has only happened twice in Texas history, to Gov. James Ferguson in 1917 and District Judge O.P.
From Salon ● May 24, 2023
Indian films rely on cinemas for nearly three-quarters of their revenue, researchers at O.P.
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2022
We have this thing called Opportunity Period, or O.P.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
After a decade here in Vancouver, next year it moves stateside, to San Diego, where its Robin Hood ops will carry on.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
The former South Dakota governor's tenure was marked by an aggressive campaign to expel millions of undocumented migrants and high-profile photo ops.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
Some CMOs said they have created a number of specialist positions, like prompt engineer, data technologist, AI search expert and AI ops analyst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
He was deeply committed to evidence-informed action, not symbolic photo ops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
I place it on the second page, opposite the photo ops.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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