opps
plural noun
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opposition
What does opps mean?
Opps refers to one’s opposition, or opponents. The word can be used in the singular (opp), but is more often found in the plural (opps).
Examples of opps
And the lyrics found in his cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn make more references to the killings, including the lines, "Kuz I Turn all my opps into ghost / Francisco I mix them N / Mark / A . . . shhh," the feds allege.
— New York Daily News, 9 Sept. 2024The drill generation tended to be more forthright, partly because social media enabled rappers to communicate more directly with both their allies and their enemies, whom they refer to as “opps.”
— The New Yorker, 5 May 2022
Where does opps come from?
Opps originated in hip-hop lyrics, and initially was used to describe people with whom one is in potentially mortal combat. It has broadened to general use, and may now to refer to a wide variety of antagonists.
Why do I have 50 year old opps at work
— X (formerly Twitter), 15 July 2025prom is a house party directed by opps and without questionable red cups
— reddit.com, 19 May 2025
How is opps used?
Opps is a slang term, and is often used in a jocular manner. It is also frequently seen in reference to adversaries that may be real or imagined.
Caught one of my opps lackin at the grocery store and stole his cart🤫😂
— Instagram, 25 Jan. 2025
