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Oc^¹

Rhymes with -ɒk

noun

abbreviation Abbreviation of October
Similar: Oct

OC^²

noun OCs

abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of original content
abbreviation, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable Initialism of original character One point that almost always seems to be overlooked every time the Mary Sue issue comes up is that #*not* all original characters are Mary Sues. Although there are those who think OCs should be kept out of fanfic, it is possible and acceptable to write OCs into your stories without deifying them.
UK, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of out of character
Similar: OOC
countable, uncountable Officer of the Order of Canada.
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Officer Commanding
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of office consultation
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of office conference
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of organizing committee The union staff person works with the OC to assist in training, education, leadership development, etc.
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of oleoresin capsicum
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of organizational climate
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of overclock
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of open captioning

proper noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Old Chinese
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Orange County
abbreviation, initialism, slang Initialism of OxyContin

adjective more OC · most OC

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of obsessive-compulsive
abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of on camera

adjective

abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of of color

oc^³

adverb

Internet, abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of of course

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: eo, tnf, fetoprotein, synuclein, lactalbumin, tocopherol, currence, certainly, definitely, absolutely, surely, naturally, obviously, indeed, undoubtedly, clearly

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@misc{oc_2026,
  title = {oc},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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