oppo

[ op-oh ]

noun

, Informal.

1. Also op·po re·search. opposition research ( def ):

   She claims she never ordered oppo on the candidates.

2. an opponent or opponents; the opposition:

   It's essential to get to know your oppo.

3. opposite ( defs 6, 7 ):

   I don’t know why she told you that when I really said just the oppo.

   In this context, "sad" is the oppo of "fortunate."

verb phrase

1. Baseball Informal. to hit the ball uncharacteristically into the opposite field, which for a right-handed batter means hitting the ball into right field and for a left-handed batter means hitting the ball into left field:

   The infield was expecting a shot between first and second, but the left-handed Lomak went oppo and drove one right through the hole near third base.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oppo¹

First recorded in 1990–95; by shortening

Example Sentences

Oppo dumps come in threes, and it’s his turn next.

From Slate

Not long ago, Google insulated Android development from the hardware division, saying it wanted to avoid giving its phone designers an unfair advantage over the other major smartphone makers who used Android — including Samsung and Motorola, as well as Chinese companies such as Oppo and Xiaomi.

From Seattle Times

Aside from a resurgence of Huawei sales at the more expensive end of the Chinese phone market, Apple was also "squeezed in the middle on aggressive pricing from the likes of Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi," Counterpoint's Mengmeng Zhang wrote.

From BBC

Sales of Vivo, Xiaomi and Oppo also fell in the first six weeks of the year, Counterpoint said.

From BBC

As NBC’s Sahil Kapur observed, both candidates have “memorized the oppo file on each other.”

From Slate