oppo

[ op-oh ]

nounInformal.
  1. Also op·po re·search . opposition research: She claims she never ordered oppo on the candidates.

  2. an opponent or opponents; the opposition: It's essential to get to know your oppo.

  1. opposite (defs. 6, 7): I don’t know why she told you that when I really said just the oppo.In this context, "sad" is the oppo of "fortunate."

Verb Phrases
  1. go oppo, Baseball Informal. to hit the ball uncharacteristically into the opposite field, which for a right-handed batter means hitting the ball into right field and for a left-handed batter means hitting the ball into left field: The infield was expecting a shot between first and second, but the left-handed Lomak went oppo and drove one right through the hole near third base.

Origin of oppo

1
First recorded in 1990–95; by shortening

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