opp

See also: OPP, Opp, and opp.

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

opp

  1. Abbreviation of opposite.

Noun

opp (plural opps)

  1. (slang, 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 (lyrics and music), “Chop (Henry the 8th)”:
      Better watch your back if you're my opp
      Wipe the floor with them like you're my mop
  2. Abbreviation of opportunity.
    • 2011, Thomas Mondry, The Attack, page 29:
      The two regular job opps are in Geography and Battle Planning.

Anagrams

Livonian

Alternative forms

  • (Courland) oppõ

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oppidak.

Verb

opp

  1. learn

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse upp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔpː/
  • Rhymes: -ɔp

Adverb

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

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊpː/, /ɔpː/

Adverb

opp

  1. up (away from earth’s centre)

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Adverb

opp (not comparable)

  1. (dated or dialectal) Alternative form of upp
    • 1965, Thore Skogman (lyrics and music), “Pop opp i topp [Pop (up) to the top]”, 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.

Noun

opp c

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

Declension

Declension of opp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative opp oppen opps oppsen
Genitive opps oppens opps oppsens

References

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