Search: what does opi stand for
Why: Zack thought maybe the P was for "perfume" or "parfum" or whatever. But it's nail polish. Maybe the P is for "polish"...?
Answer: Odontorium Products, Inc.!
"Other People's Ideas... I'm just kidding," said [Robbie] Schaeffer [O.P.I. heir and Salon Concepts director]. It is Odontorium Products, Inc. "In the early 1980s, my father took over a dental supply business from my grandfather's cousin. He formulated an acrylic nail product from that background and started out supplying to nail salons on Ventura Boulevard (Los Angeles)."Source: Agenda Bride
The More You Know: Some other abbreviations, acronyms, and whatnot:
- 3M = Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
- CD-ROM = Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
- IBM = International Business Machines
- J-PEG = Joint Photographic Experts Group
- Sonar = Sound Navigation and Ranging
- TARDIS = Time And Relative Dimension In Space
- ZIP [code] = Zone Improvement Plan
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