op meaning (informal): definition, etymology and quotations

op

noun

UK /ɒp/ · US /ɑp/

7 senses

Abbreviation, Clipping, Informal Clipping of opponent; alternative spelling of opp.

Abbreviation, Clipping, Informal Clipping of operation.

Abbreviation, Clipping, Informal Clipping of operator.

Even given the same direction, two camera ops will see and shoot somewhat differently. A good eye and an ability to concentrate and quickly follow directions are necessary for this position.2015 September 14, Doug Matthews, Special Event Production: The Resources, Routledge, →ISBN, page 159:
Give the camera op a wide berth when he or she is shooting on Steadicam. When doing so, camera ops usually have virtually no peripheral vision, and their spatial awareness may be impaired by the giant, heavy camera attached to [them].2017 November 21, Kristina Sexton, Acting in LA: How to Become a Working Actor in Hollywood, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

Informal An amateur radio operator.

Internet, Informal An operator on IRC, who can moderate the chat channel, ban users, etc.

Internet, Abbreviation, Clipping, In plural Clipping of opinion.

Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of op art.

Derived terms: black op, chanop, exaop, gigaop, grow op, half-op, IRCop, nonop, non-op, no-op, opcode, op-ed, opless, opster, petaop, post-op, pre-op, psyop, siteop, teleop, teraop
Related terms: coin-op, co-op, op-amp

verb

Internet To promote (an IRC user) to an operator.

True, better clients will remember that a person had a voice before they were opped and will return the + when they are deopped, but that doesn't solve the problem. Suppose someone joins the room after the user is opped and before the user is deopped.1999, Cory McWilliams, “IRC Oddities”, in alt.irc (Usenet):

verb

Etymology From op shop.

Australia, Informal To buy (something) from an op shop.

Australia, Informal To shop at op shops.