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DOP[edit]

This WaPo article on the conviction of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh says, at the end of its fourth paragraph, that Singh describes himself as being a number of things ranging from "Spiritual Saint" to "Allrounder Sportsperson", with the last role being "DOP". What is DOP in this context? I wasn't able to find anything likely either in our DAB on DOP or Urban Dictionary's entry on DOP. -- ToE 12:16, 25 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The page [1] elaborates as "Spiritual Saint/Philanthropist/Versatile Singer/Allrounder Sportsperson/Film Director/Actor/Art Director/Music Director/ Writer/Lyricist/Autobiographer/DOP”. It could mean Director of Photography? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:20, 25 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It certainly doesn't mean "modest". Alansplodge (talk) 01:20, 26 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dispenser of praise (self)? Clarityfiend (talk) 18:22, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A quick check on abbreviations.com threw up "dirty old pervert" as one suggestion. Wymspen (talk) 11:03, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]