oscar

name

1. A male given name from Irish or Old English.

   “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.”

2. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac Oscair (literally “son of Oscar”) (McCusker).
3. A locale in the United States.
4. A locale in the United States.
5. A locale in the United States.
6. A locale in the United States.
7. A locale in the United States.
8. A locale in the United States.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio.

noun

1. (informal)An Academy Award.

   “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”

2. A statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
3. (Australia, New-Zealand, slang, uncountable)cash; money.
4. A cichlid fish of species Astronotus ocellatus, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums.
5. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Oscar from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.