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Opps

Enemies or rivals — from 'opposition'. In most suburban group chats it's playful ('my opps'), but it comes from street/drill culture where it's literal. Context is everything.

How kids use it

Rap lyrics, game chats, playful rivalry.

Is “Opps” something to worry about?

No — "Opps" is ordinary 2026 teen vocabulary, not a warning sign. Knowing it just makes you harder to talk past.

  • Use it slightly wrong at dinner. You’ll get an eye-roll and a free vocabulary lesson.
  • If you’re seeing it alongside apps you don’t recognize, run the 30-second check Is it safe? checker

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