oppo
oppo — noun
- opposingular
- opposplural
1. a friend, a person from your workplace, or someone who has the same role in anot
a friend, a person from your workplace, or someone who has the same role in another group or business.
Eitan ran into an old oppo outside the train station after work.
collocation: old oppo
Hoa asked her oppo in Taipei to share last month's sales notes.
counterpart in another office
At the party conference, Aoi chatted with an oppo from another local branch.
Amani still plays cards online with an army oppo from training camp.
Sofie met an oppo from the other bakery to compare market prices.
- friend
broader and more personal; not tied to shared work
- colleague
neutral workplace word, less casual than 'oppo'
- mate
informal and warmer, especially in British or Australian English
- counterpart
best when the person has the same role in another organization
文法句型
old oppo
[possessive] oppo
oppo from [group/place]
用法筆記
Informal. It can mean a friend or workmate, but in office, political, or trade settings it often points to the person doing the matching job in another team, branch, or business.