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OC
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Appendix:Variations of "oc"
English
Pronunciation
en En-au-OC.ogg AU
Noun
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en original content.
en fandom slang en original character.
en 28 October 1999 Laura Taylor Re: Voyager Mary Sue Litmus Test https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.startrek.creative/RsBQlEcflGI/17Cc69s4tKwJ alt.startrek.creative 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 possible and acceptable to write OCs into your stories without deifying them.
en 3 February 2005 Don Sample Re: Are OC's the kiss-of-death in BtVS fanfics? https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative/mj8b5PBblPg/lOOCFXteqT4J alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative 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.
en 2008 Rebecca W. Black Adolescents and Online Fan Fiction http://books.google.com/books?id=_RTYfNHABvMC&pg=PA40&dq=%22oc%22#v=onepage&q=%22oc%22&f=false 40 Peter Lang 2008 9781433103056 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; however, this does not always happen) another fan may incorporate that OC into his or her texts.
en
en UK RPG en out of character.
en OOC
Officer of the Order of Canada.
en military en Officer Commanding.
en office consultation.
en office conference.
en organizing committee.
en 1994 October Gay Community News 3 Harneen Chernow;Andrea Demajewski;Herbst Understanding Unions, Class and Power The union staff person works with the OC to assist in training, education, leadership development, etc.
en oleoresin capsicum.
en business en organizational climate.
en computing en overclock.
en television film media en open captioning.
Derived terms
en OCify
Proper noun
en Old Chinese.
en Orange County.
en slang en OxyContin.
Adjective
en obsessive-compulsive.
en broadcasting not comparable en on camera.
Adjective
-
en of color.
Related terms
POC, WOC
Anagrams
en co CO$ Co CO Co. co- co c/o CO₂ co. ℅ -co-
en Fan fiction
Japanese
Adjective
オーシー
ja internet slang ja 美味しい oishii delicious
ja terms written in foreign scripts
Spanish
Proper noun
es proper noun
es Oaxaca
es States of Mexico Places in Mexico