OP
English
editEtymology 1
editAbbreviation
Noun
editOP (countable and uncountable, plural OPs)
- Initialism of Overall Position.
- (theater) Initialism of opposite prompt; stage right.
- (Internet) Initialism of original poster; the person who started a thread.
- I don't think your response really answers the OP's question.
- 2025 April 28, Karissa Bell, “Researchers secretly experimented on Reddit users with AI-generated comments”, in Engadget[1]:
- “In addition to the post’s content, LLMs were provided with personal attributes of the OP (gender, age, ethnicity, location, and political orientation), as inferred from their posting history using another LLM,” they write.
- (Internet) Initialism of original post.
- (military, law enforcement) Initialism of observation post.
- (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of organophosphate.
- (slang) Initialism of other person's; a cigarette cadged from someone.
- Abbreviation of outpatient.
- Antonym: IP
Translations
edit(internet) original poster
Proper noun
editOP
- (Philippines, some other countries, politics) Initialism of Office of the President.
Adjective
editOP (not comparable)
- (publishing) Abbreviation of out of print.
- Abbreviation of overproof.
- (gaming) Abbreviation of overpowered.
- (Internet, music) Initialism of overplayed.
Synonyms
edit- (out of print): OOP
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “overpowered”): underpowered, nerfed
Proper noun
editOP
- (religious) Initialism of Ordo Praedicatorum (Order of Preachers, the Dominicans, a religious order).
Etymology 2
editFrom Japanese OP (OP) (オープニング), from English opening.
Noun
editOP (usually uncountable, plural OPs)
- Initialism of opening credits.
- Initialism of opening theme.
Antonyms
editReferences
editFurther reading
edit- Office of the President of the Philippines on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
editChinese
editEtymology 1
editFrom Japanese OP (OP) (オープニング), from English opening.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ōupì
- Zhuyin: ㄡ ㄆㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: oupì
- Wade–Giles: ou1-pʻi4
- Yale: ōu-pì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: oupih
- Palladius: оупи (oupi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ou1 pi1
- Yale: ōu pī
- Cantonese Pinyin: ou1 pi1
- Guangdong Romanization: ou1 pi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ou̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
editOP
- (chiefly ACG) opening theme, intro sequence
Coordinate terms
edit- ED (yìdì)
Etymology 2
editInitialism of English Ocean Park.
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ou1 pi1
- Yale: ōu pī
- Cantonese Pinyin: ou1 pi1
- Guangdong Romanization: ou1 pi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ou̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
editOP
German
editEtymology
edit- (medical senses) From the first two syllables of Operation, earlier also spelt Ope.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editOP f (genitive OP, plural OPs)
Declension
editDeclension of OP [feminine]
Descendants
edit- → Japanese: オペ
Noun
editOP m (strong, genitive OP or OPs, plural OP or OPs)
- (surgery) Initialism of Operationssaal.
- (electronics) Initialism of Operationsverstärker.
Declension
editDeclension of OP [masculine, strong]
Noun
editOP n (strong, genitive OP or OPs, plural OP or OPs)
- (EU politics) Initialism of operationelles Programm.
Declension
editDeclension of OP [neuter, strong]
Further reading
editJapanese
editEtymology 1
editFrom オープニング (ōpuningu), from English opening.
Noun
edit- (entertainment) opening theme, intro sequence; Abbreviation of オープニング.
Coordinate terms
edit- ED (endingu)
Descendants
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
edit- (sports) Abbreviation of オープン (ōpun, “open (sports event that anybody can compete)”).
- 全米OP ― Zenbei Ōpun ― U.S. Open
- 全豪OP ― Zengō Ōpun ― Australian Open
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