Meanings
oppo1
- UKcountableslangA friend, associate or colleague.First known use 20th c.
“It's all right, chaps, the decorator's come. This 'ere is me old ’oppo Ginger Vernall.”
2016, Alan Moore, Jerusalem, Liveright, published 2016, page 531 more example
'I suppose you're referring to Fluker,' I told him, and he looked at me in stunned amazement when I explained that he was one of my old oppoes.
2012, Tony Orchard, Here's to our Far-Flung Empire
oppo2
- USinformaluncountablegovernmentResearch into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them.
Synonyms: oppo research, opposition research
Synonyms & antonyms
nounResearch into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them.
Origin
oppo · noun
Clipping of opposition, or of opposition research as a whole.
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oppo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppo
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