Oprah
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Oprah
- /ˈəʊpɹə/
Where it comes from
From Oprah Winfrey, a very influential talk show host, originally named Orpah after the Biblical figure, via metathesis.
proper noun
- A female given name from Hebrew, of modern usage, variant of Orpah.
- The Oprah Winfrey Show, a popular long-running U.S. television talk show (1986–2011). He was on Oprah recently to talk about his new book.
verb Oprahs · Oprahing · Oprahed · Oprah'd
- To feature on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Suddenly it seemed as if [Cormac] McCarthy was the most famous writer in America: profiled, reappraised, gossiped about, Oprah'd, but, most importantly, read.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: winfrey, kimmel, opera, orpah, orion, leora, orrin, orpheus, elora, norah, ophelia, orin, audra, jordyn, ariah, zipporah
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