OC

Initialism of obsessive-compulsive.

Adjective abbreviation, alt of

  1. Initialism of obsessive-compulsive.
  2. Initialism of on camera.

Forms

more OC most OC

Adjective not comparable

  1. Of color.

Related

POC WOC

Proper noun

  1. Initialism of Old Chinese.
  2. Initialism of Orange County.
  3. Initialism of OxyContin.

Noun

  1. Initialism of original content.
  2. Initialism of original character.
    • One point that almost always seems to be overlooked every time the Mary Sue issue comes up is that #*not* all original characters are Mary Sues. Although there are those who think OCs should be kept out of fanfic, it is...
    • Too often an OC tends to slip into a Mary Sue mould, but if it's well written, I have no problems with an OC as a protagonist of a fic. - 2005 February 3, Don Sample, “Re: Are OC's the kiss-of-death in BtVS fanfics?”,...
    • For instance, one fan might create an OC or Original Character that does not exist in the primary media canon. Then, with that fan's permission (it is considered good form to request permission from the OC creator;...
  3. Initialism of out of character.

    Synonyms: OOC

  4. Officer of the Order of Canada.
  5. Officer Commanding.
  6. Initialism of office consultation.
  7. Initialism of office conference.
  8. Initialism of organizing committee.
    • The union staff person works with the OC to assist in training, education, leadership development, etc. - 1994 October, Harneen Chernow, Andrea Demajewski, Herbst, “Understanding Unions, Class and Power”, in Gay...
  9. Initialism of oleoresin capsicum.
  10. Initialism of organizational climate.
  11. Initialism of overclock.
  12. Initialism of open captioning.

Forms

OCs

Derived

OCify