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potus

1 American  
[poh-tuhs] / ˈpoʊ təs /

noun

plural

poti
  1. (in prescriptions) a drink.


POTUS 2 American  
[poh-tuhs] / ˈpoʊ təs /

noun

  1. President of the United States (a code name used especially by the Secret Service).


POTUS British  
/ ˈpəʊtəs /

acronym

  1. informal (in the US) President of the United States

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of potus

From the Latin word pōtus

Example Sentences

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“I think potus really wants the deliverable,” one of the diplomats wrote, using the acronym for president of the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2019

The behavior exhibited by Rattus potus has prompted similarly odd comportment among lesser species, including:

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2018

“Going after a 94-year-old former President’s promotion of volunteerism. I don’t mind potus being a fighter. I do mind him being rude.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2018

On his laptop was a PowerPoint pitch titled potus Presentation to project on the beige walls.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Ennius ipse pater nunquam nisi potus ad arma Prosiluit dicenda —————— 10.”

From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Samber, Robert