Citations:non-op

English citations of non-op

Adjective: "nonoperational; not functioning"

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1980 — Mike McQuay, Lifekeeper, Bantam Books (1985), →ISBN, page 254:
Why he had taken refuge in the chapel, he didn't know. His mind had been non-op for a long time now and he just let the impulses flow.
2007 — Garland Sommer, Buying Used Vehicles: A Quick Guide to Buying Pre-Owned Vehicles in the 21st Century, Dog Ear Publishing (2007), →ISBN, page 11:
If its been awhile then the owner should have gone to the DMV and gotten what is called a 'non-op registration'. Basically a small fee is paid for the vehicle to be designated a non-operational status.
2009 — Harold Coyle, No Warriors, No Glory, Forge (2009), →ISBN, page 74:
In the C2V in front of Plum's, a series of high pitched beeps alerted Lieutenant Vanderhoff that one of his M-10s had malfunctioned. He didn't even bother to glance over at the monitor between him and Zhso to see which one was non-op.

Adjective: "nonoperative; not using or requiring surgical treatment"

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2011 — Charles Odum, "Georgia suspends Crowell, 2 other backs for 1 game", The New York Times, 1 November 2011:
Richt says the surgery should help speed Samuel's recovery.

"It was debatable on whether it could have been non-op or not, but this will absolutely stabilize it immediately and allow him to get stronger quicker," Richt said.
2015, Anish R. Kadakia, Paul J. Switaj, Bryant S. Ho, Mohammed Alshouli, Daniel Fuchs, George Ochengele, “Foot and Ankle Surgery: Hindfoot”, in Cyril Mauffrey, David J. Hak, editors, Passport for the Orthopedic Boards and FRCS Examination, Paris: Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, page 873:
High-energy extracorporal shock wave therapy and PRP have demonstrated efficacy in some trials compared to standard non-op treatment in the short term.

Adjective: "(LGBT, of a transgender or transexual person) having consciously chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery"

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1995 — Zachary I. Nataf, Lesbians Talk Transgender, Scarlet Press (1996), →ISBN, page 47:
Along what seems to be a butch continuum, you will find some pre-op and non-op FTM transsexuals who are only distinguishable from some stone bunches in their identification as not-women, creating a grey zone.
1998 — Janet Halley, "Gay Rights and Identity Imitation: Issues in the Ethics of Representation", in The Politics of Law: A Progressive Critique (ed. David Kairys), Basic Books (1998), →ISBN, page 116:
Similar things have been said about gay men; homosexuals; bisexuals (generic or male and female); transvestites; pre-op, post-op, and non-op transsexuals;
1999 — Kate More, "Never Mind the Bollocks: 1. Trans Theory in the UK", in Reclaiming Genders: Transsexual Grammars at the Fin de Siècle (eds. Kate More & Stephen Whittle), Cassell (1999), →ISBN, page 258:
This process queries both lesbian and transsexual identities, for, as non-op TS Virginia Prince says of m-to-fs, the desire for a vagina can be to use it for sex or to validate anatomically femaleness
2006 — Janet Halley, Split Decisions: How and Why to Take a Break from Feminism, Princeton University Press (2006), →ISBN, page 265:
Consider his assessment of Butler's discussion of Paris Is Burning, in particular of the fact that Venus Xtravaganza, a non-op m-t-f who was a crucial figure in Jennie Livingston's documentary, was murdered during filming.
2006 — Sofia Quintero, Divas Don't Yield, One World Books (2006), →ISBN, pages 17-18:
Margarita Lopez, the first out lesbian to be elected to the City Council, had proposed the bill to expand the state law banning discrimination against gays, lesbians, and bisexual people to also protect transsexuals — be they prep-op, post-op, or non-op — drag kings and queens, cross-dressers, and basically anyone and everyone who challenged traditional gender roles.
2007 — Helen Boyd, She's Not the Man I Married: My Life With a Transgender Husband, Seal Press (2007), →ISBN, pages 194-195:
The code words that I might use to describe us in the trans community don't help the world at large because it's jargon, shorthand within a subculture, but also because what we are is not very typical even within the trans community: I am a trans-amorous woman-raised-female partner of a non-op, noho MTF, not-currently-socially-transitioning trans person who is lesbian identified.
2009 — Mara Christine Drummond, Transitions: A Guide to Transitioning for Transsexuals and Their Families, Lulu.com (2009), →ISBN, page 2-3:
A person who lives his or her life as a member of the opposite gender without ever undergoing or planning to undergo surgery is a non-operative (non-op) transsexual.
2010 — Steven A. Buckhalter, Murder in Protective Custody: Transgenders in Peril Behind Bars, Xlibris Corporation (2010), →ISBN, page 145:
"Just so you know, Vincent, I was a pre-op transsexual. But after my breasts grew and my hips got wider, I was happy with what I had and decided to go non-op."
2010 — The Greenwood Encyclopedia of LGBT Issues Worldwide (ed. Chuck Stewart), Greenwood Press (2010), →ISBN, page 272:
The "non-op" movement is gaining ground but is causing greater confusion within an already confusing patchwork of laws and legal interpretation surrounding transsexual issues.
2011 — Genny Beemyn & Susan Rankin, The Lives of Transgender People, Columbia University Press (2011), →ISBN, page 52:
Most of the "transgender" respondents who further described their gender identities as "male to female," "cross-dresser," "a combination of both ," "transvestite/transsexual," or "non-op" were at least thirty-three years old.
2011 — C. Riley Snorton, "'A New Hope': The Psychic Life of Passing", in Homofiles: Theory, Sexuality, and Graduate Studies (ed. Jes Battis), Lexington Books (2011), →ISBN, page 37:
In this essay I employ an auto-ethnographical approach and highlight my day-to-day experiences as a recent transplant to Philadelphia; a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania; a black non-op, no-hormone transsexual;

Adjective: "(rail transport) nonoperating; not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains"

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1944 — "Labor: Its leaders Should Wake Up to the Fact That Their Big Trouble Is the Administration", Life, 17 January 1944:
The injection of this happy thought into the case at the last moment enormously complicated it, for of course the "non-op" leaders, acting in good faith, intended to follow the White House suggestion.
1951 — "Nonoperating Rail Unions Ask Wage-Contract Support", Christian Science Monitor, 12 December 1951:
About 200000 "non-op" workers - clerks, telegraphers, machinists, and others not actually involved in operation of the roads - are not union members.
1966 — Canadian Transportation, Volume 66, page 46:
His place as top spokesman for the non-op unions was taken by RC Smith, 38, son of a CPR engineer and vice-president of the Transportation-Communication Employees Union.

Noun: "(LGBT) a transexual or transgender person who has consciously chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery"

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1998 — Claudine Griggs, S/He: Changing Sex and Changing Clothes, Berg (2003), →ISBN, pages 84-85:
It is interesting that Galatea makes reference to some encouragement from "post-op" transsexuals, though other "non-ops" advise surgical candidates to reconsider their decision.
2004 — Samantha W. Adams, Through the Jungle: A Traveler's Guide, iUniverse (2004), →ISBN, pages 131-132:
If you choose a life as a non-op or some other place on the gender spectrum, then go on and be happy; no one can tell you.
2004 — Pamela Hayes, Sex and the Single Transsexual, iUniverse (2004), →ISBN, page 226:
Transsexuals with a penis preferred to be called pre-op and non-op. A pre-op planned to go to surgery and have a vagina made. A non-op had chosen to keep her penis.

Noun: "(rail transport) a rail worker not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains"

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1944 — "Labor: Its leaders Should Wake Up to the Fact That Their Big Trouble Is the Administration", Life, 17 January 1944:
The most flagrant example of maladministration in labor affairs is provided by the case of the non-operating railroad unions. This tortuous case cannot be detailed here, but some idea of the confusion can be had from the recital of a few facts. The story goes back to June 1941, when 14 "non-ops" asked for a raise of 30-34¢ an hour, a minimum of 70¢ an hour, and two week's vacation with pay.
1962 — "Rails' Entangling Alliance with Labor", Chicago Tribune, 5 August 1962:
So the "non-ops" got their raise. These employes, the major groups among whom are clerks, other station employes, repair mechanics and "gandy dancers,"
1980 — Jack Horner, My Own Brand, Hurtig Publishers (1980), →ISBN:
For example, in the fall of 1973, when we had a rail strike, the government brought in legislation putting the non-ops back to work at an increase of only 30 cents an hour

Citations:non-op

English citations of non-op

Adjective: "nonoperational; not functioning"

Adjective: "nonoperative; not using or requiring surgical treatment"

Adjective: "(LGBT, of a transgender or transexual person) having consciously chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery"

Adjective: "(rail transport) nonoperating; not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains"

Noun: "(LGBT) a transexual or transgender person who has consciously chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery"

Noun: "(rail transport) a rail worker not directly involved in the mechanical operation of trains"

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