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black op

black op noun: clipped compound of black operation.

Noun

black op (plural black ops)

  1. (informal) Clipped compound of black operation.
    • He describes Russia’s reported attempts to influence the 2016 US election as “the most cost-efficient black op in human history […]”2020 February 26, Will Dunn, “William Gibson on the apocalypse: “it’s been happening for at least 100 years””, in New Statesman

Forms of black op

pluralblack ops

Questions about black op

What does black op mean?
Black op means clipped compound of black operation.
What part of speech is black op?
Black op is a noun.
What is the plural of black op?
The plural of black op is black ops.

Words near black op in the dictionary

  1. black oats
  2. black olive
  3. black olives
  4. black onion seed
  5. black onion seeds
  6. black op
  7. black opal
  8. black opals
  9. black open access
  10. black operation
  11. black operations

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