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ob- en · X · etymology 1

Etymology

From Latin ob-.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, morpheme) Against; facing; a combining prefix found in verbs of Latin origin.
2. (morpheme) Of a reversed shape.

Synonyms

contra- (against) · anti- (against) · counter- (against) · dys- (against)

ob- en · X · etymology 2

Etymology

Clipping of obligatory.

Meanings

1. (Internet, humorous, informal, morpheme) Obligatory; prepended to the name of a topic being mentioned to avoid accusations of being off-topic.
   • Aren't Newcastle's chairman Sunderland supporters? (From the way they acted?) Erm...obspeccy? Tynesoft, eh? What happened to them? 1998, Peter Thomas, “FAQ: more info request”, in comp.sys.sinclair (Usenet):
   • ObGoth: Uh, well, it's like this you see, <searches in random file o' obgoth things> anyone out there got the new CoX album on Tess? If so which album is it *most* like? 1998, Haydn Black, “lesbian goths”, in alt.gothic (Usenet):
   • ObLinux: SAP were giving away a free development environment for use with RedHat v6.1 recently, a distinctly non-free complete system has been available for a while. This offers another example of a commercial application where the vendors now have sufficient confidence in Linux to release a port (even if it is distribution-specific). 2000, Dan Glover, “Introduction to Linux article for commentary”, in alt.linux (Usenet):

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