Phrase guide

op shop

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A shop, usually operated by a charity, to which new or used goods are donated, for sale at a low price.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From contraction of opportunity + shop.