Dictionary

non-op en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /nɒnˈɒp/

Etymology

From non- + op (“an operation; an operator; operational; operative; operating”).

Meanings

1. (informal, not-comparable) Nonoperational; not functioning.
   • Why he had taken refuge in the chapel, he didn't know. His mind had been non-op for a long time now and he just let the impulses flow. 1980, Mike McQuay, Lifekeeper, Bantam Books, published 1985, →ISBN, page 254:
2. (informal, not-comparable) Nonoperative; not using or requiring surgical treatment.
   • Richt says the surgery should help speed Samuel's recovery. "It was debatable on whether it could have been non-op or not, but this will absolutely stabilize it immediately and allow him to get stronger quicker," Richt said. 2011 November 1, Charles Odum, “Georgia suspends Crowell, 2 other backs for 1 game”, in The New York Times:
3. (informal, not-comparable, of a transgender or transsexual person) Having chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery.
   • "Just so you know, Vincent, I was a pre-op transsexual. But after my breasts grew and my hips got wider, I was happy with what I had and decided to go non-op." 2010, Steven A. Buckhalter, Murder in Protective Custody: Transgenders in Peril Behind Bars, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 145:
4. (informal, not-comparable) Nonoperating; not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains.
   • About 200000 "non-op" workers - clerks, telegraphers, machinists, and others not actually involved in operation of the roads - are not union members. 1951 December 12, “Nonoperating Rail Unions Ask Wage-Contract Support”, in Christian Science Monitor:

Forms

Coordinates

pre-op · post-op

Synonyms

no-op

Translations (1)

fr non-op (Translations)

non-op en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /nɒnˈɒp/

Etymology

From non- + op (“an operation; an operator; operational; operative; operating”).

Meanings

1. (informal) A transsexual or transgender person who has chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery.
   • It is interesting that Galatea makes reference to some encouragement from "post-op" transsexuals, though other "non-ops" advise surgical candidates to reconsider their decision. 1998, Claudine Griggs, S/He: Changing Sex and Changing Clothes, Berg, published 2003, →ISBN, pages 84–85:
2. (informal) A nonoperator; a rail worker not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains.
   • For example, in the fall of 1973, when we had a rail strike, the government brought in legislation putting the non-ops back to work at an increase of only 30 cents an hour […] 1980, Jack Horner, My Own Brand, Hurtig Publishers, →ISBN:

Forms

Synonyms

no-op

Translations (1)

fr non-op (Translations)