OL

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English

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Etymology 1

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Abbreviation

Adjective

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OL

  1. Abbreviation of online.

Etymology 2

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From Japanese OL (OL) (オフィスレディー), from English office + lady.

Noun

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OL (plural OLs)

  1. Abbreviation of office lady (Japanese wasei eigo)
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Anagrams

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Chinese

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Etymology

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From Japanese OL (ōeru), wasei eigo from English office + lady.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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OL

  1. office lady; pink-collar office worker

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /o.ɛl/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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OL ?

  1. (soccer) Initialism of Olympique Lyonnais. (a soccer team from the French town of Lyons)

See also

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Japanese

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Typical attire of an OL
 OL on Japanese Wikipedia
 office lady on Wikipedia

Etymology

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Initialism of English office lady.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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OL(オーエル) (ōeru

  1. Initialism of オフィスレディー (ofisu redī, office lady) (female office worker responsible chiefly for menial, non-aspirational tasks)

Descendants

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  • English: OL
  • Chinese: OL

See also

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈuːˌel/, [ˈuːˌɛl], [ˈuːˌɛɽ]

Noun

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OL (definite singular OL-et, indefinite plural OL, definite plural OL-a or OL-ene)

  1. Initialism of olympiske leker (Olympic Games).

References

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  • “OL” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “OL” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈuːˌel/, [ˈuːˌɛl], [ˈuːˌɛɽ]

Noun

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OL (definite singular OL-et, indefinite plural OL, definite plural OL-a)

  1. Initialism of olympiske leikar (Olympic Games).

References

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