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psy-op

psy-op is the alternative form of psyop.

Meaning of psyop

Noun

psyop (plural psyops)

  1. An instance of psyops: a psychological operation, usually of a clandestine sort.
    • The psyop wing of Disney’s marketing department is now so hair-raisingly effective that we can only wonder what will become of little girls imprinted so deeply with such cultish brand devotion.2009 January 15, Cintra Wilson, “All’s Fair in Beauty and War”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2013
    1. (Internet) Something viewed as inauthentic and pushing an agenda.
      • If the Swift/Kelce pairing is a government psyop, as conservatives want to believe, the CIA sure knows how to stage damn good football.2024 February 12, Alaina Demopoulos, “Romcom ending: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s big night at the Super Bowl”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. A psychological operative; a person who participates in psychological operations.

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Forms of psy-op

pluralpsy-ops

Questions about psy-op

What is psy-op the alternative form of?
Psy-op is the alternative form of psyop.

Words near psy-op in the dictionary

  1. PSVRs
  2. PSVT
  3. PSW
  4. PSWs
  5. PSX
  6. psy-op
  7. psy-ops
  8. Psy.D.
  9. psybient
  10. psych
  11. psych folk

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