AOC

See also: AOÇ

English

Etymology 1

Various initialisms.

Noun

AOC (plural AOCs)

1. 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.'.

2. Initialism of age of consent.
3. Initialism of author of color.

Proper noun

AOC

1. (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.”

Etymology 2

From French AOC (“appellation d'origine contrôlée”, literally “controlled designation of origin”).

Noun

AOC (plural AOCs)

1. 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.

2. 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, oca

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.o.se/

Noun

AOC f (plural *)

1. Initialism of appellation d’origine contrôlée.