op

¹ American  

[op] / ɒp /

noun

1. op art.

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OP ² American  

Or O.P.

1. observation post.

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op- ³ American  

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

   oppose.

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op. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. opera.

2. operation.

3. opposite.

4. opus.

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Op. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. opus.

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o.p. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. out of print.

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O.P. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. Order of Preachers (Dominican).

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O.P. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. observation post.

2. British Theater. opposite prompt.

3. out of print.

4. overproof.

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op. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. operation

2. opus

3. operator

4. operational

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OP ² British  

abbreviation

1. military observation post

2. Ordo Praedicatorum (the Dominicans)

3. organophosphate

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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

Dance Project, is billed as a “contemporary interpretation” of Sergei Prokofiev’s 1935 “Romeo and Juliet,” Op.

From The Wall Street Journal

“One of my theories about record-making in general is that if the track is rhythmically buoyant, or sort of interesting enough, then you don’t have to sell the song so hard,” Power said in a 2007 interview with the recording magazine Tape Op.

From Los Angeles Times

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