oppie
oppie is the diminutive of op shop.
Meaning of op shop
Noun
op shop (plural op shops)
- A shop, usually operated by a charity, to which new or used goods are donated, for sale at a low price.
- The Lutherans, who have an Op Shop not far from ours, made friendly comparisons with the kind and quality of the goods. They had to get in through our Op Shop to the lower vestry and as they passed looked at our shelves and said ‘Amazing what people bring in’ and ‘We get quite a few of them too’.2001, Gwen Harwood, John Harwood, G. C. Kratzmann, editors, A Steady Storm of Correspondence: Selected Letters of Gwen Harwood, 1943-1995, page 446
- Synonyms:
- charity shop, thrift shop, thrift store, opportunity shop, oppie
Forms of oppie
| plural | oppies |
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Words that rhyme with oppie
Questions about oppie
- What is oppie the diminutive of?
- Oppie is the diminutive of op shop.
Words near oppie in the dictionary
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