oppo1
/ˈɒpəʊ
/noun (plural oppos) British informal
A colleague or friend: an old oppo of mine...
- The story line has Carlyle fighting for survival in MI5 after a row with her oppo in France.
- We could have stayed longer but we had some oppos waiting shoreside and they wanted to continue the dockyard tour.
- However, she was caught one night after hours trying to get back into barracks - her oppo had failed to unlatch the window.
Origin
1930s: abbreviation of opposite number.
Rhymes
oppo2
/ˈɒpəʊ/noun US
Short for opposition research. they are doing extensive oppo, looking over her public financial records, getting copies of her divorce papers...
- Since he's only been in the Senate five years, the GOP oppo team will have less of a record to mine.
- There needs to be greater integration between these campaigns and online volunteers, doing oppo and raising cash.
- They are so scared of her that they are doing oppo on her.