Meaning & use

syop

noun·Advanced

Internet slang, shortened from 'psyop', for a scheme meant to manipulate opinion or deceive people.

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Some commenters dismissed the viral story as just another syop to shift public opinion.

He joked that the confusing announcement felt like a corporate syop.

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Syop is informal online slang, often used dismissively rather than in its original military sense of 'psychological operation'.

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