Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ooo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: ooo
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

hugs (usually placed at the end of a letter or in text messaging, sometimes alongside xxx meaning kisses)

adj

Abbreviation of out of office.

noun

Initialism of object-oriented ontology.

Uncountable

adj

Abbreviation of out of office.

Example Sentences

"Get them a blazer that’s chic enough to sport at their new job but trendy enough to wear with jeans or a mini skirt when they’re OOO. It’s an investment that’ll last ‘em years."
"OOO's way of addressing the issue is with the impossibility of exhausting any object through undermining, overmining, or their simultaneous employment in duomining."
"Bob is OoO today; let's ask Susie to help us with these TPS reports instead."

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

xoxo

Questions

What does ooo mean?: hugs (usually placed at the end of a letter or in text messaging, sometimes alongside xxx meaning kisses)

How to pronounce ooo

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