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In some senses, oppo is marked as slang, informal, UK, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
oppo
UK /ˈɒ.pəʊ/ US /ˈɑ.poʊ/
noun 2
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2ADJ.
old
OPPO + NOUN
ginger, vernall
Definitions
noun
1
A friend, associate or colleague.
'I suppose you're referring to Fluker,' I told him, and he looked at me in stunned amazement when I explained that he was one of my old oppoes.
“It's all right, chaps, the decorator's come. This 'ere is me old ’oppo Ginger Vernall.”
noun
1
Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them.
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'I suppose you're referring to Fluker,' I told him, and he looked at me in stunned amazement when I explained that he was one of my old oppoes.
Wiktionary02
“It's all right, chaps, the decorator's come. This 'ere is me old ’oppo Ginger Vernall.”
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