oscar
IPA: ˈɔskɝ
Root Word: Oscar
noun
- A male given name from Irish or Old English.
- A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac Oscair (“son of Oscar”) (McCusker).
- A locale in the United States.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky; named for Kentucky Representative Oscar Turner.
- An unincorporated community in Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for early settler Oscar Bradford.
- An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for local rancher Oscar W. Seay.
- An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- (informal) An Academy Award.
- A statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- (rhyming slang, Australia, New Zealand) cash; money.
- A cichlid fish of species Astronotus ocellatus, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums.
- (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Oscar from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
- Initialism of Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio.
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