Oscar

Definitions

1. A male given name from Irish or Old English.
2. An Academy Award.
   informal
3. cash; money.
   Australia, New-Zealand, slang, uncountable
4. Initialism of Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. A cichlid fish of species Astronotus ocellatus, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums.
6. Alternative letter-case form of Oscar from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
   alt-of
7. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac Oscair (literally “son of Oscar”) (McCusker).
8. A statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
9. A locale in the United States.
10. An unincorporated community in Kentucky; named for Kentucky Representative Oscar Turner.
11. An unincorporated community in Louisiana.
12. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for early settler Oscar Bradford.
13. An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for local rancher Oscar W. Seay.
14. An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
15. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

Equivalents

Examples

“My son, though alone, is brave. Oscar is like⟳ a beam of the sky: he turns around, and the people fall⟳.”

“Had a funny first name⟳, like⟳ Oscar or maybe - no! I remember⟳ now. It was Felix. Felix Tanner.”

“Primarily seen as a publicity vehicle for late-year releases, the awards show⟳ and its promoters have⟳ lately made pretensions to Oscar oracling: Jamie Foxx won the “breakthrough actor of the year” prize for “Ray” in 2004, after all, and Paul Haggis and his ensemble cast⟳ were honored for “Crash⟳” four months before it won best picture.”

“The gulf between cinephiles and the public has grown wide. There are pictures that make⟳ a lot of money, but seldom win⟳ big Oscars or attract⟳ young people to the show⟳”

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