triple O
triple O proper noun: phonetic rendition of Australia′s emergency services telephone number, 000.
Proper noun
triple O
- Phonetic rendition of Australia′s emergency services telephone number, 000.
- Synonyms:
- triple zero
Noun
triple O (plural triple O's)
- 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
- The triple O′s (One On One fights) are all between women (the scenes where the Bride fights Budd and Bill are too short to count as fights as one strike does it in both cases) who in Asian action fashion politely complement^([sic]) each others′ skills.2007, Rikke Schubart, Super Bitches and Action Babes: The Female Hero in Popular Cinema, 1970-2006, page 308
Synonyms of triple O
- triple zero
Forms of triple O
| plural | triple O's |
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Questions about triple O
- What does triple O mean?
- Triple O means phonetic rendition of Australia′s emergency services telephone number, 000.
- What part of speech is triple O?
- Triple O can be a proper noun or a noun.
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