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OTT

British  

abbreviation

  1. over the top See top 1

"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

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Fashion historian Jane Walton described the costumes as "wonderfully OTT".

From BBC May 15, 2024

Another said the snake owner was "really nice and full of smiles" and that any concerns about him were "OTT".

From BBC Jun. 16, 2023

“We are seeing an additional boost in our internal numbers across OTT platforms of an additional 60% in audience above the cable/satellite reach.”

From Washington Times Apr. 26, 2023

The cable giant will also stream the broadcast for “pay TV subscribers via CNN.com and CNN OTT and mobile apps, or CNN go where available,” according to a news release from the Kennedy Center.

From Washington Post Jan. 19, 2023

OTT: And she has a peruke that's like a pound of hemp, made up in shoe-threads.

From Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman by Ben Jonson

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