Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opp

/ɑp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: opp
IPA: /ɑp/

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of other people's problems.

noun

Initialism of oriented polypropylene.

name

Initialism of Ontario Provincial Police, the police force of the Canadian province of Ontario.

name

Initialism of Oregon Progressive Party.

American usage

prep

Abbreviation of opposite.

noun

An opponent; an enemy; the opposition.

Slang

noun

Any person on unfriendly terms.

noun

Abbreviation of opportunity.

Example Sentences

"Seeing the opps slumped in the front seats, I went for the duffel bag that was lying on the backseat."
"The opps killed my man Snipes two years ago today."
"Better watch your back if you're my opp Wipe the floor with them like you're my mop"
"Damn, I see you still kick it with them opp bitches I'm the only reason that your goofy ass got bitches"
"When I saw her I fled on the spot man, me and her are opps."
"The two regular job opps are in Geography and Battle Planning."

Etymology

Named after Henry Opp, a lawyer for the L&N railroad.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑp/
British English: /ɒp/

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

OPPs (plural) O.P.P. (alternative) O. P. P. (alternative) opp. (alternative)

Derived Forms

oppy

Phrases

first world problem

Frequently Paired Words

first world problem op

Homonyms

op

Rhymes With

top stop non-stop drop shop pop op hop cop crop swap chop

Questions

How do you pronounce opp?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑp/.
What does opp mean?: Initialism of other people's problems.
Where does opp come from?: Named after Henry Opp, a lawyer for the L&N railroad.

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