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What something will look like to the outside world; the perception a public relations person would have on something. First seen (at least by me) in article by Equity Private on finance blog dealbreaker
CEO of Bank: We definitely should have all of our best mortgage brokers to Vegas for the week just like we've done for the last ten years.

PR Flack - yes, but consider the optics.
by Chebyshev February 07, 2009
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Intelligence agency term for "psychological operation". A government or corporate-sponsored operation, usually taking the form of a "terrorist attack" or "crazed gunman on a spree", with the intent of panicking the public into demanding more police and laws inhibiting freedom. Psyops are usually carried out by drugging a civilian or group of civilians with aggression-promoting drugs, psyching them up, arming them, and sending them out to commit mayhem. Government-sponsored terrorism. See also blackshirts, conspiracy
Person A: Man, that nutcase Martin Bryant guy shot 35 people in Tasmania!

Person B: No, he wasn't a nutcase, that was just a psyop so the government could have an excuse to ban guns.
by Mystikan April 11, 2006
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The viewing lens of public perception. How the media will play a story. Political repercussions are all about optics. Bad optics would be giving the media or the political opposition a juicy story to play with.
"The optics of a Solyndra default will be bad," according to a Jan. 31 email from an Office of Management and Budget staffer printed in the Washington Post. "If Solyndra defaults down the road, the optics will arguably be worse later than they would be today. … In addition, the timing will likely coincide with the 2012 campaign season heating up."
by vvvbbb October 02, 2011
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The appearance and public perception of a certain situation or action, as was most recently used by the synagogue shooter in Pittsburgh on his social media post just before the horrible attack.
Screw your optics, I’m going in..”
by Micony October 30, 2018
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a person in a video game (mostly first person shooters) who likes to snipe and thinks they are good at the game.they are mostly 10-13 year old kids who want to look cool.they usually come in packs of 3-4.they are actually horrible at the game but are too stupid to agree and then they deny the fact.
jamesfly:im an optic kid im too good!

*jamesfly dies*
jamesfly:F**kING G*Y A** SH*T
gamer:kid shut up u suck u f**king optic f*g scrub.

*jamesfly rage quits*
by olimar120 May 04, 2011
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optic; ar. der; überdrüssiges wesen mit dem hang zum schwachsinn labern. (Wörter zu Wortgruppen geformt, gleich welchem Niveau)
Der Name an sich im Bezug auf die dazugehörige Person ist im gewissen Sinne ein Oxymoron, d.h. der im deutschen Sprachraum existierende Begriff "Optik", mit dem man häufig optisch ansprechendes oder positives, und der Name oPTiC sind sinngemäß kaum kombinierbar, da eben diese Person eine so gar nicht ansprechende Optik vermittelt.
Weitere Rufnamen: nub, spack, inet-affe
oPTiC: "ey ihr seit (bewusst mit "t") so nub"

-"psst, lowbrain, immer erst an die eigene nase packen"

oPTiC: "ne ma im ernst, ihr könnt gar nix."

-"ggnpcya, no re"
by TAMM|Gotteshand February 20, 2005
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