diff --git a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
index 8ab699ea927..1feddbdb54c 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
@@ -2219,8 +2219,8 @@ fn trans_assign_op(bcx: @block_ctxt, ex: @ast::expr, op: ast::binop,
         let fty = ty::node_id_to_monotype(bcx_tcx(bcx), callee_id);
         ret trans_call_inner(bcx, fty, {|bcx|
             // FIXME provide the already-computed address, not the expr
-            trans_impl::trans_method_callee(bcx, callee_id, src, origin)
-        }, [dst], ex.id, save_in(lhs_res.val));
+            trans_impl::trans_method_callee(bcx, callee_id, dst, origin)
+        }, [src], ex.id, save_in(lhs_res.val));
       }
       _ {}
     }
@@ -2333,16 +2333,16 @@ fn trans_lazy_binop(bcx: @block_ctxt, op: ast::binop, a: @ast::expr,
 
 
 
-fn trans_binary(bcx: @block_ctxt, op: ast::binop, a: @ast::expr,
-                b: @ast::expr, dest: dest, ex: @ast::expr) -> @block_ctxt {
+fn trans_binary(bcx: @block_ctxt, op: ast::binop, lhs: @ast::expr,
+                rhs: @ast::expr, dest: dest, ex: @ast::expr) -> @block_ctxt {
     // User-defined operators
     alt bcx_ccx(bcx).method_map.find(ex.id) {
       some(origin) {
         let callee_id = ast_util::op_expr_callee_id(ex);
         let fty = ty::node_id_to_monotype(bcx_tcx(bcx), callee_id);
         ret trans_call_inner(bcx, fty, {|bcx|
-            trans_impl::trans_method_callee(bcx, callee_id, a, origin)
-        }, [b], ex.id, dest);
+            trans_impl::trans_method_callee(bcx, callee_id, lhs, origin)
+        }, [rhs], ex.id, dest);
       }
       _ {}
     }
@@ -2350,15 +2350,15 @@ fn trans_binary(bcx: @block_ctxt, op: ast::binop, a: @ast::expr,
     // First couple cases are lazy:
     alt op {
       ast::and | ast::or {
-        ret trans_lazy_binop(bcx, op, a, b, dest);
+        ret trans_lazy_binop(bcx, op, lhs, rhs, dest);
       }
       _ {
         // Remaining cases are eager:
-        let lhs = trans_temp_expr(bcx, a);
-        let rhs = trans_temp_expr(lhs.bcx, b);
-        ret trans_eager_binop(rhs.bcx, op, lhs.val,
-                              ty::expr_ty(bcx_tcx(bcx), a), rhs.val,
-                              ty::expr_ty(bcx_tcx(bcx), b), dest);
+        let lhs_res = trans_temp_expr(bcx, lhs);
+        let rhs_res = trans_temp_expr(lhs_res.bcx, rhs);
+        ret trans_eager_binop(rhs_res.bcx, op, lhs_res.val,
+                              ty::expr_ty(bcx_tcx(bcx), lhs), rhs_res.val,
+                              ty::expr_ty(bcx_tcx(bcx), rhs), dest);
       }
     }
 }
@@ -3517,8 +3517,8 @@ fn trans_expr(bcx: @block_ctxt, e: @ast::expr, dest: dest) -> @block_ctxt {
       ast::expr_tup(args) { ret trans_tup(bcx, args, e.id, dest); }
       ast::expr_lit(lit) { ret trans_lit(bcx, *lit, dest); }
       ast::expr_vec(args, _) { ret tvec::trans_vec(bcx, args, e.id, dest); }
-      ast::expr_binary(op, x, y) {
-        ret trans_binary(bcx, op, x, y, dest, e);
+      ast::expr_binary(op, lhs, rhs) {
+        ret trans_binary(bcx, op, lhs, rhs, dest, e);
       }
       ast::expr_unary(op, x) {
         assert op != ast::deref; // lvals are handled above
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs b/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
index 5d65e9c7f14..743bc190796 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
@@ -1768,17 +1768,9 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt, expr: @ast::expr, unify: unifier,
 
     fn binop_method(op: ast::binop) -> option::t<str> {
         alt op {
-          ast::add { some("op_add") }
-          ast::subtract { some("op_sub") }
-          ast::mul { some("op_mul") }
-          ast::div { some("op_div") }
-          ast::rem { some("op_rem") }
-          ast::bitxor { some("op_xor") }
-          ast::bitand { some("op_and") }
-          ast::bitor { some("op_or") }
-          ast::lsl { some("op_shift_left") }
-          ast::lsr { some("op_shift_right") }
-          ast::asr { some("op_ashift_right") }
+          ast::add | ast::subtract | ast::mul | ast::div | ast::rem |
+          ast::bitxor | ast::bitand | ast::bitor | ast::lsl | ast::lsr |
+          ast::asr { some(ast_util::binop_to_str(op)) }
           _ { none }
         }
     }
@@ -1904,14 +1896,14 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt, expr: @ast::expr, unify: unifier,
             oper_t = structurally_resolved_type(fcx, oper.span, oper_t);
             if !(ty::type_is_integral(tcx, oper_t) ||
                  ty::struct(tcx, oper_t) == ty::ty_bool) {
-                oper_t = check_user_unop(fcx, "!", "op_not", expr, oper_t);
+                oper_t = check_user_unop(fcx, "!", "!", expr, oper_t);
             }
           }
           ast::neg {
             oper_t = structurally_resolved_type(fcx, oper.span, oper_t);
             if !(ty::type_is_integral(tcx, oper_t) ||
                  ty::type_is_fp(tcx, oper_t)) {
-                oper_t = check_user_unop(fcx, "-", "op_neg", expr, oper_t);
+                oper_t = check_user_unop(fcx, "-", "neg", expr, oper_t);
             }
           }
         }
@@ -2337,7 +2329,7 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @fn_ctxt, expr: @ast::expr, unify: unifier,
           _ {
             let resolved = structurally_resolved_type(fcx, expr.span,
                                                       raw_base_t);
-            alt lookup_op_method(fcx, expr, resolved, "op_index",
+            alt lookup_op_method(fcx, expr, resolved, "[]",
                                  [some(idx)]) {
               some(ret_ty) { write::ty_only_fixup(fcx, id, ret_ty); }
               _ {
diff --git a/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
index 3d6b76db628..8b2d6cf36a7 100644
--- a/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ fn parse_ty_methods(p: parser) -> [ast::ty_method] {
     parse_seq(token::LBRACE, token::RBRACE, seq_sep_none(), {|p|
         let flo = p.span.lo;
         expect_word(p, "fn");
-        let ident = parse_value_ident(p);
+        let ident = parse_method_name(p);
         let tps = parse_ty_params(p);
         let f = parse_ty_fn(ast::proto_bare, p), fhi = p.last_span.hi;
         expect(p, token::SEMI);
@@ -1824,10 +1824,19 @@ fn parse_item_fn(p: parser, purity: ast::purity,
                 ast::item_fn(decl, t.tps, body), attrs);
 }
 
+fn parse_method_name(p: parser) -> ast::ident {
+    alt p.token {
+      token::BINOP(op) { p.bump(); token::binop_to_str(op) }
+      token::NOT { p.bump(); "!" }
+      token::LBRACKET { p.bump(); expect(p, token::RBRACKET); "[]" }
+      _ { parse_value_ident(p) }
+    }
+}
+
 fn parse_method(p: parser) -> @ast::method {
     let lo = p.span.lo;
     expect_word(p, "fn");
-    let ident = parse_value_ident(p);
+    let ident = parse_method_name(p);
     let tps = parse_ty_params(p);
     let decl = parse_fn_decl(p, ast::impure_fn);
     let body = parse_block(p);
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/operator-overloading.rs b/src/test/run-pass/operator-overloading.rs
index 55761548f14..412e1fd538c 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/operator-overloading.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/operator-overloading.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 type point = {x: int, y: int};
 
-impl add_point for point {
-    fn op_add(other: point) -> point {
+impl point_ops for point {
+    fn +(other: point) -> point {
         {x: self.x + other.x, y: self.y + other.y}
     }
-    fn op_neg() -> point {
+    fn -(other: point) -> point {
+        {x: self.x - other.x, y: self.y - other.y}
+    }
+    fn neg() -> point {
         {x: -self.x, y: -self.y}
     }
-    fn op_index(x: bool) -> int {
+    fn [](x: bool) -> int {
         x ? self.x : self.y
     }
 }
 
 fn main() {
     let p = {x: 10, y: 20};
-    p += {x: 1, y: 2};
+    p += {x: 101, y: 102};
+    p -= {x: 100, y: 100};
     assert p + {x: 5, y: 5} == {x: 16, y: 27};
     assert -p == {x: -11, y: -22};
     assert p[true] == 11;