aoc
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.00 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Initialism of Air Officer Commanding, a title used to refer to RAF officers holding certain command appointments.
British usage
noun
Initialism of age of consent.
noun
Initialism of author of color.
noun
Initialism of air operator's certificate.
name
Initialism of Admiral Overseas Corporation (Taiwanese eletronics company).
name
noun
A label for French wines named after their regions of origin certifying that origin.
Example Sentences
- "'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'."
- "But I’m fine with candidates like AOC (can we start abbreviating?) proposing the jobs guarantee, for a couple of reasons."
- "“Time to walk the walk,” AOC, as the New York politician is known to supporters, wrote in a Tuesday night tweet."
- "As speaker, Pelosi will face challenges from the party's robust wing of liberal newcomers, including 29-year-old New Yorker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has risen to such prominence she is already known around the Capitol – and on her prolific social media accounts – by the nickname “AOC.”"
- "Near-synonym: DOC"
- "Another change comes with the creation of the new AOC Coteaux Bourguignon, which will replace the existing AOC Bourgogne Grande Ordinaire over the next five years. This appellation will be open to both Burgundy and Beaujolais producers."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: AOC
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
Frequently Paired Words
A.O.C.