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Sos

//ˌɛs.oʊˈɛs// intj, noun, phrase, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    A nonsense word commonly used in YouTube Poop by playing an audio clip forward and in reverse consecutively; said in reference to this editing style, and to describe palindromes and humorously symmetrized images. Internet, humorous, nonce-word

    "she JOJ on my SOS til i LOL"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of sos. alt-of
Noun
  1. 1
    The conventional Morse code call made by a ship in distress.

    "The crew sent a frantic SOS as they realised the scale of the disaster."

  2. 2
    Initialism of Secretary of State. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    A children's game in which players take turns to place S's and O's on a grid, collecting points by creating an "SOS" sequence. uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of shit on a shingle. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    plural of so form-of, plural
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  1. 6
    plural of SO form-of, plural
  2. 7
    an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code wordnet
  3. 8
    Initialism of special order sale. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Phrase
  1. 1
    Initialism of slip on show: a warning to a woman that the underwear she has on can be seen. abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of struck off strength or stricken off strength. Commonwealth, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism

Etymology

From the letters represented by the signal, chosen as a sequence that is easy to recall and transmit (· · · — — — · · ·); it is not, as is commonly believed, an abbreviation for "save our souls", "save our ship", or any other phrase.

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