opp

• opp.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɒp/
• (US) enPR: äp, IPA^(key): /ɑp/
• Rhymes: -ɒp

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opp

1. Abbreviation of opposite.

opp (plural opps)

1. (slang, originally among criminal gangs) An opponent; an enemy; the opposition.
   • 2016, Bro. Lamont Charles McGee Bey, Free Da King Fate:

     Seeing the opps slumped in the front seats, I went for the duffel bag that was lying on the backseat.

   • 2017, Y Blak Moore, Heartless, page 31:

     The opps killed my man Snipes two years ago today.

   • 2021, Jaykae, “Chop (Henry the 8th)”:

     Better watch your back if you're my opp
     Wipe the floor with them like you're my mop

   • 2022, Megan Thee Stallion, “Plan B”:

     Damn, I see you still kick it with them opp bitches
     I'm the only reason that your goofy ass got bitches

2. (by extension) Any person on unfriendly terms.

   When I saw her I fled on the spot man, me and her are opps.

3. Abbreviation of opportunity.
   • 2011, Thomas Mondry, The Attack, page 29:

     The two regular job opps are in Geography and Battle Planning.

• POP, PPO, Pop, pop, pop.

• (Courland) oppõ

From Proto-Finnic *oppidak.

opp

1. learn

From Old Norse upp.

• IPA^(key): /ɔpː/
• Rhymes: -ɔp

opp

1. up (away from earth’s centre)
2. up (to completion)

   spise opp

   eat up

   brenne opp

   burn up

3. un- (the inverse of a specified action)

   låse opp

   unlock

   kneppe opp

   unbutton

• “opp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• upp

From Norwegian Bokmål opp, from Danish op, from Old Norse upp, whence also upp. Akin to English up.

• IPA^(key): /ʊpː/, /ɔpː/

opp

1. up (away from earth’s centre)

• “opp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

opp (not comparable)

1. (dated or dialectal) alternative form of upp
   • 1965, Thore Skogman, “Pop opp i topp [Pop (up) to the top]”‎^[1]performed by Thore Skogman and Lill-Babs:

     Pop opp i topp, det är toppen i år. Pop, pop, pop opp i topp, pop. Pop opp i topp, så att pulsarna slår. Pop opp i topp, pop.

     Pop up to the top, it's great this year. Pop, pop, pop up to the top, pop. Pop up to the top, so that the pulses beat. Pop up to the top, pop.

opp c

1. (slang) an opp (opponent, enemy, especially among criminal gangs)

• opp in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• opp in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• opp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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