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Triple-O

Triple-O is the alternative form of triple O.

Meaning of triple O

Noun

triple O (plural triple O's)

  1. (US) A one-on-one.
    • Fight sequences fall into one of three categories: “MAMs” (many against many), “OHMs” (one hits many), and “triple O′s” (one on one). Group fights — MAMs and OHMs — are more difficult to choreograph than triple O′s, and TV shows that included well-choreographed MAMs and OHMs received higher marks...1994 February, Black Belt, page 42

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Questions about Triple-O

What is Triple-O the alternative form of?
Triple-O is the alternative form of triple O.

Words near Triple-O in the dictionary

  1. triple-jumper
  2. triple-jumpers
  3. triple-lock
  4. triple-masted
  5. triple-negative
  6. Triple-O
  7. triple-SIM
  8. triple-stranded
  9. triple-tail
  10. triple-tails
  11. triple-team

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