oppo taco

US/ˌɑpoʊ ˈtɑkoʊ/

noun

A home run where the ball is hit to the opposite side of the baseball field to where one stands when swinging the bat.

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Meanings

nounoppo taco (plural oppo tacos)

plural oppo tacos

  1. ball gamesA home run where the ball is hit to the opposite side of the baseball field to where one stands when swinging the bat.

Origin

From a clipping of opposite. The second element taco seems to have arisen to maintain assonance in the expression; both elements have the vowel sequence /ɑ oʊ/ in American English dialects with the father-bother merger.

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APA

oppo taco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppo%20taco

MLA

“oppo taco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppo%20taco. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oppo taco,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppo%20taco.

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