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AOC en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
Various initialisms.
Meanings
(UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Air Officer Commanding, a title used to refer to RAF officers holding certain command appointments.
'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.'. 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 128:
(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of age of consent.
“Time to walk the walk,” AOC, as the New York politician is known to supporters, wrote in a Tuesday night tweet. 2018 December 5, Chantal Da Silva, “‘Time to Walk the Walk’: Ocasio-Cortez Praised for 'Transparency' on Congressional Budget and Intern Pay”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2019:
But I’m fine with candidates like AOC (can we start abbreviating?) proposing the jobs guarantee, for a couple of reasons. 2018 July 5, Paul Krugman, “More on a Job Guarantee (Wonkish)”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2018:
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.” 2019 January 3, Lisa Mascaro, “Nancy Pelosi elected speaker of the House, sees ‘new dawn’ for 116th Congress”, in Chicago Tribune, Associated Press, archived from the original on 12 Jan 2019:
From French AOC (“appellation d'origine contrôlée”, literally “controlled designation of origin”).
Meanings
A label for French wines named after their regions of origin certifying that origin.
Another change comes with the creation of the new AOC Coteaux Bourguignon, which will replace the existing AOC Bourgogne Grande Ordinaire over the next five years. This appellation will be open to both Burgundy and Beaujolais producers. 2011 October 5, Jane Anson, “Beaujolais in major appellation shake-up”, in Decanter, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2015:
Near-synonym: DOC
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. 2014 April 22, “Tursan Wine”, in Wine-Searcher, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2015: