See also: -öp, op, Op, óp, op., Op., and ор

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Abbreviation

NounEdit

OP (countable and uncountable, plural OPs)

  1. Initialism of Overall Position.
  2. (theater) Initialism of opposite prompt; stage right.
  3. (Internet) Initialism of original poster; the person who started a thread.
    I don't think your response really answers the OP's question.
  4. (Internet) Initialism of original post.
  5. (military, law enforcement) Initialism of observation post.
  6. (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of organophosphate.
  7. (slang) Initialism of other person's; a cigarette cadged from someone.
TranslationsEdit

AdjectiveEdit

OP (not comparable)

  1. (publishing) Abbreviation of out of print.
  2. Abbreviation of overproof.
  3. (video games) Abbreviation of overpowered.
    • 2012 August 29, “Re: 5.0.4 first blush”, in alt.games.warcraft, Usenet[1], message-ID <k1l1nq$emb$1@dont-email.me>:
      I know they are going to tweak stuff in the next few weeks with patches as they find one class is OP and another is sucking...
  4. (Internet, music) Initialism of overplayed.
SynonymsEdit
  • (out of print): OOP
AntonymsEdit

Proper nounEdit

OP

  1. (religious) Initialism of Ordo Praedicatorum (Order of Preachers, the Dominicans, a religious order).

Etymology 2Edit

From Japanese OP (オープニング), from English opening.

NounEdit

OP (usually uncountable, plural OPs)

  1. Initialism of opening credits.
  2. Initialism of opening theme.
AntonymsEdit
  • (opening credits): ED
  • (opening theme): ED

ReferencesEdit

AnagramsEdit

ChineseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Japanese OP (オープニング), from English opening.

PronunciationEdit


NounEdit

OP

  1. (chiefly ACG) opening theme, intro sequence
Coordinate termsEdit
  • ED (yìdì)

Etymology 2Edit

Initialism of English Ocean Park.

PronunciationEdit


Proper nounEdit

OP

  1. (Hong Kong) Ocean Park Hong Kong

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /oːˈpeː/
  • (file)

NounEdit

OP f (genitive OP, plural OPs)

  1. (surgery) Initialism of Operation.

DeclensionEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Japanese: オペ

NounEdit

OP m (strong, genitive OPs, plural OPs)

  1. (surgery) Initialism of Operationssaal.
  2. (electronics) Initialism of Operationsverstärker.

DeclensionEdit

NounEdit

OP n (strong, genitive OPs, plural OPs)

  1. (European politics) Initialism of operationelles Programm.

DeclensionEdit

Further readingEdit

  • OP” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • OP” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

JapaneseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From オープニング (ōpuningu), from English opening.

NounEdit

OP(オープニング) (ōpuningu

  1. (entertainment) opening theme, intro sequence; Abbreviation of オープニング.
Coordinate termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • English: OP
  • Chinese: OP

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

OP(オープン) (ōpun

  1. (sports) Abbreviation of オープン (ōpun, open (sports event that anybody can compete)).
    (ぜん)(べい)OP(オープン)Zenbei ŌpunU.S. Open
    (ぜん)(ごう)OP(オープン)Zengō ŌpunAustralian Open