POS

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abbreviation

Slang. piece of shit (a euphemistic initialism used to avoid explicit vulgarity). See shit (def. 23).

point of sale; point of service.

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Words nearby POS

portulaca, portulacaceous, Port Washington, port-wine stain, porus, POS, posada, Posadas, pose, posed, Poseidon

Other definitions for POS (2 of 2)

pos.

abbreviation

position.

positive.

possession.

possessive.

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How to use POS in a sentence

XXXX, you are a POS and you lied right to the BOR panel when XXXX asked you if you kicked XXXX.
Rogue L.A. Cop’s Facebook Manifesto: ‘You Will Now Live the Life of Prey’|The Daily Beast|February 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In pos t-primary schools there is at present no official system of linking the home and school in the investigation of problems.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents|Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.
Possible, pos′i-bl, adj. that may be or happen: that may be done: not contrary to the nature of things.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Post′-pos′itive; Post′-remote′, more remote in subsequent time or order; Post′-ter′tiary, more recent than the Tertiary.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

She died right yer while you was a-traipsin' an' a- trollopin' roun' frum pos' to pillar a-upholdin' your quality idees.
Mingo|Joel Chandler Harris
Ma-què-a-pos's faith could hardly stand the test of any religious creed.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866|Various

British Dictionary definitions for POS (1 of 2)

POS

abbreviation for

point of sale

part of speech

British Dictionary definitions for POS (2 of 2)

pos.

abbreviation for

position

positive

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