"oppo" meaning in All languages combined

See oppo on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɒ.pəʊ/ [UK], /ˈɑ.poʊ/ [US] Audio: En-au-oppo.ogg [Australia] Forms: oppos [plural], oppoes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒpəʊ, -ɑpoʊ Etymology: Clipping of opposite number. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|opposite number}} Clipping of opposite number Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es}} oppo (plural oppos or oppoes)
  1. (countable, UK, slang) A friend, associate or colleague. Tags: UK, countable, slang
    Sense id: en-oppo-en-noun-NECX7wTq Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɒ.pəʊ/ [UK], /ˈɑ.poʊ/ [US] Audio: En-au-oppo.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɒpəʊ, -ɑpoʊ Etymology: Clipping of opposition, or of opposition research as a whole. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|opposition}} Clipping of opposition Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} oppo (uncountable)
  1. (uncountable, US, politics, informal) Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them. Tags: US, informal, uncountable Synonyms: oppo research, opposition research Related terms: oppo taco
    Sense id: en-oppo-en-noun-fgOSLuU0 Categories (other): American English, Politics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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