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oppo¹
- /ˈɒ.pəʊ/ UK
- /ˈɑ.poʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒpəʊ, -ɑpoʊ
Where it comes from
Clipping of opposite number.
noun oppos · oppoes
- A friend, associate or colleague. 'I suppose you're referring to Fluker,' I told him, and he looked at me in stunned amazement when I explained that he was one of my old oppoes.
oppo²
- /ˈɒ.pəʊ/ UK
- /ˈɑ.poʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒpəʊ, -ɑpoʊ
Where it comes from
Clipping of opposition, or of opposition research as a whole.
noun
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Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them.
Similar: oppo research, opposition research
Talk about this word "oppo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oppo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. oppo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oppo "oppo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oppo.Cite this
@misc{oppo_2026,
title = {oppo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oppo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
