Social media terminology can be confusing at times. No matter how much time you spend online, some slang or abbreviation always seems alien every other day. One such abbreviation is – “OP.” If you have seen people online, on Twitter, Instagram or even Reddit, using “OP” in conversations and wondered what exactly it meant, a quick Google search usually gives away the full form. The term “OP” can mean two different things online. Sometimes it is used in the context of “Original Post/Poster” on social media and sometimes, it can mean “overpowered” in the gaming community. To learn how to always use the term correctly, let’s take a look at the term’s meaning in different contexts.
“OP” on Social Media – Here’s How to Use the Term Correctly
Social media is usually the breeder of such slang terms that instantly gain traction and before you even realise it, they become popular and everyone starts using them in everyday conversations. “OP” which in social media means Original Post or Original Poster implies the original post or poster.
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So, when someone on social media uses the term “OP” in a conversation, it means they are referring to the original person who made the post for the first time or the original post itself. The term is often used for the original poster when
The term is widely used on platforms that are conversation based, on platforms where discussions take place between different platform users. These include Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr among others.
Here’s how the term is usually used on social media. Suppose person “A” posts a tweet on Twitter. Person “B” who doesn’t know “A” replies to the tweet asking for clarification about the post. And then comes another unknown Twitter user, person “C” who answers to “B” before “A” could. Both “B” and “C” here could refer to “A” or the A’s original post as “OP” in this situation.
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“OP” in Gaming Community – Here’s How to Use the Term Correctly
Online gamers usually use the term “OP” to say “overpowered.” When referencing a weapon, a character or even a skill in a game that could easily have an advantage over its opponents, gamers usually use the term “OP.” The weapon is “OP” because it’s going to be defeating every other weapon. The character is “OP” because the character is invisible.
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The best example of “OP” in gaming is the Infinity Blade in 2018’s popular game, “Fortnite.” The newly introduced weapon soon gained the reputation of being an undefeatable weapon overpowering everything else, making every player who ever found it a winner. So, for “Fortnite” players, the Infinity Blade was “OP.”
Apart from this, the term “OP” in gaming is used in reference to some other gaming slang, which should be known if you are planning on using the term. For example, if something is “OP,” players might ask for it to get a “nerf.” This means they want the OP to be weakened. Moreover, players sometimes can ask for “buff” to tackle some strong opponents or weapons and too many “buffs” can make something or someone an “OP.”
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