op shop

== English == === Alternative forms === op-shop === Etymology === From contraction of opportunity + shop. === Pronunciation === === Noun === op shop (plural op shops) (Australia, New Zealand) A shop, usually operated by a charity, to which new or used goods are donated, for sale at a low price. 2007, Cate Kennedy, Everything $2 on this Rack, Lindy Cameron (editor), Scarlet Stiletto: The First Cut, unnumbered page, Op-shops always have a rack like this - it′s where they put unusual stuff. Once, in a small country op-shop in New South Wales, I found a fabulous red ballgown made in 1952... but I digress. ==== Synonyms ==== (UK) charity shop (US) thrift shop, thrift store opportunity shop (shop where donated goods are sold cheaply): oppie (slang abbreviation) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Oxfam === Anagrams === hoppos