"OTT" meaning in English

See OTT in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /oʊ tiː ˈtiː/ [General-American], /əʊ tiː ˈtiː/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more OTT [comparative], most OTT [superlative]
Etymology: Initialism of over the top. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Initialism of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">over the top</i></span>.|lang=}} Initialism of over the top., {{initialism of|en|over the top}} Initialism of over the top. Head templates: {{en-adjective}} OTT (comparative more OTT, superlative most OTT)
  1. Initialism of over the top. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: over the top
    Sense id: en-OTT-en-adj-ewDLoPl2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Abbreviation of Ottawa. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Abbreviation of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Ottawa</i></span>.|lang=}} Abbreviation of Ottawa., {{abbreviation of|en|Ottawa}} Abbreviation of Ottawa. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} OTT
  1. Abbreviation of Ottawa. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Ottawa Categories (topical): Television Synonyms: Ott
    Sense id: en-OTT-en-name-wbD7HWXq Disambiguation of Television: 17 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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