AOC
See also: AOÇ
English
Etymology 1
Various initialisms.
Noun
AOC (plural AOCs)
- (military, UK) Initialism of Air Officer Commanding, a title used to refer to RAF officers holding certain command appointments.
- 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 128:
- 'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'.
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- Initialism of age of consent.
- Initialism of author of color.
Proper noun
AOC
- (US politics) Initialism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
- 2018, July 5, Paul Krugman, “More on a Job Guarantee (Wonkish)”, The New York Times:
- But I’m fine with candidates like AOC (can we start abbreviating?) proposing the jobs guarantee, for a couple of reasons.
- 2018, December 5, Chantal Da Silva, “‘Time to Walk the Walk’: Ocasio-Cortez Praised for 'Transparency' on Congressional Budget and Intern Pay”, Newsweek:
- “Time to walk the walk,” AOC, as the New York politician is known to supporters, wrote in a Tuesday night tweet.
- 2019, January 3, Lisa Mascaro, “Nancy Pelosi elected speaker of the House, sees ‘new dawn’ for 116th Congress”, Chicago Tribune (Associated Press):
- As speaker, Pelosi will face challenges from the party's robust wing of liberal newcomers, including 29-year-old New Yorker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has risen to such prominence she is already known around the Capitol – and on her prolific social media accounts – by the nickname “AOC.”
- 2018, July 5, Paul Krugman, “More on a Job Guarantee (Wonkish)”, The New York Times:
- Initialism of Admiral Overseas Corporation (Taiwanese eletronics company)
Etymology 2
From French AOC (“appellation d'origine contrôlée”, literally “controlled designation of origin”).
Noun
AOC (plural AOCs)
- A label for French wines named after their regions of origin certifying that origin.
- A new AOC, Coteaux Bourguignon, will replace the existing AOC Bourgogne Grande Ordinaire over the next five years. This appellation will be open to both Burgundy and Beaujolais producers.
- A region for which such a certification is issued.
- Tursan is one of South West France’s lesser known AOCs, located in the southeast corner of the Landes administrative department.
Further reading
appellation d'origine contrôlée on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- CAO, COA, Cao, CoA, OAC, coa, oca
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.o.se/
Noun
AOC f (plural AOC)
- Initialism of appellation d'origine contrôlée.