"OTT" meaning in English

See OTT in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /oʊ tiː ˈtiː/ [General-American], /əʊ tiː ˈtiː/ Forms: more OTT [comparative], most OTT [superlative]
Etymology: Initialism of over the top. Etymology templates: {{initialism|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 Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-OTT-en-adj-ewDLoPl2 Disambiguation of Television: 69 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Abbreviation of Ottawa. Etymology templates: {{abbrev|en|Ottawa}} Abbreviation of Ottawa Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} OTT
  1. Abbreviation of Ottawa. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Ottawa
    Sense id: en-OTT-en-name-wbD7HWXq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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