non-op

alternative nonop

1. informalnot comparableNonoperational; not functioning.

   Why he had taken refuge in the chapel, he didn't know. His mind had been non-op for a long time now and he just let the impulses flow.

   1980, Mike McQuay, Lifekeeper, Bantam Books, published 1985, →ISBN, page 254

2. informalnot comparablemedicineNonoperative; not using or requiring surgical treatment.

   Richt says the surgery should help speed Samuel's recovery. "It was debatable on whether it could have been non-op or not, but this will absolutely stabilize it immediately and allow him to get stronger quicker," Richt said.

   2011 November 1, Charles Odum, “Georgia suspends Crowell, 2 other backs for 1 game”, in The New York Times

3. informalnot comparableHaving chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery.

   "Just so you know, Vincent, I was a pre-op transsexual. But after my breasts grew and my hips got wider, I was happy with what I had and decided to go non-op."

   2010, Steven A. Buckhalter, Murder in Protective Custody: Transgenders in Peril Behind Bars, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 145

   Synonyms: no-op

4. informalnot comparableNonoperating; not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains.

   About 200000 "non-op" workers - clerks, telegraphers, machinists, and others not actually involved in operation of the roads - are not union members.

   1951 December 12, “Nonoperating Rail Unions Ask Wage-Contract Support”, in Christian Science Monitor

plural non-ops · alternative nonop

1. informalA transsexual or transgender person who has chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery.

   It is interesting that Galatea makes reference to some encouragement from "post-op" transsexuals, though other "non-ops" advise surgical candidates to reconsider their decision.

   1998, Claudine Griggs, S/He: Changing Sex and Changing Clothes, Berg, published 2003, →ISBN, pages 84–85

   Synonyms: no-op

2. informalrail transportA nonoperator; a rail worker not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains.

   For example, in the fall of 1973, when we had a rail strike, the government brought in legislation putting the non-ops back to work at an increase of only 30 cents an hour […]

   1980, Jack Horner, My Own Brand, Hurtig Publishers, →ISBN