OOC

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A form of organ-on-a-chip — An integrated circuit that simulates the activities, mechanics, and physiological response of an entire biological organ or organ system.

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nounOOC (plural OOCs)

plural OOCs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of organ-on-a-chip.
adjectiveOOC (comparative more OOC, superlative most OOC)

comparative more OOC · superlative most OOC

  1. abbreviationinitialismslangroleplaying gameslifestyleInitialism of out of character.

    Even then, some of the characters were pretty OOC (though I suppose that could be explained by the "magical effect" of the onions).

    2000 February 25, azirok [username], “Re: [Ranma][FanFic] Kuno Finds Out?”, in rec.arts.anime.fandom (Usenet)
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    It'd be OOC if Vejita^([sic]) weeped^([sic]) upon seeing Goku die at the hands of a big cricket thing. Because he saw it in the series and it didn't really bug him.

    2001 January 15, Talen [username], “Re: Funimation to aquire^([sic]) Yu Yu Hakusho....”, in alt.fan.dragonball (Usenet)

    A lot of them seem to either almost completely remove Harry and co. from the fic and have the new characters doing all the wonderful things that Harry was supposed to do, or they have the characters acting completely OOC.

    2002 June 26, PriestesMiaka [username], “Re: Best Crossover fanfics?”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)

    Synonyms: OC · Antonyms: IC

  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of out of contract.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of out of context.
adverbOOC (not comparable)
  1. Internetabbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of out of curiosity.

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APA

OOC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OOC

MLA

“OOC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OOC. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “OOC,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OOC.

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