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YOP¹

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Youth Opportunities Programme, a British youth employment programme of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Introduced by the Callaghan government but popularly associated with Thatcherism. Replaced by the YTS.

noun YOPs

  1. UK, slang A person employed under the Youth Opportunities Programme.

yop²

  • /jɒp/ UK
  • /jɑp/ US

Rhymes with -ɒp

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From YOP.

noun yops

  1. A person employed under the Youth Opportunities Programme in Britain in the 1980s.

    Similar: yopper

yop³

  • /jɒp/ UK
  • /jɑp/ US

Rhymes with -ɒp

interjection

  1. colloquial, informal Yes; affirmative.

    Similar: See Thesaurus:yay, See Thesaurus:wow

yop⁴

  • /jɒp/ UK
  • /jɑp/ US

Rhymes with -ɒp

noun yops

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Yersinia outer protein

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@misc{yop_2026,
  title = {yop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}