What is a synonym for "pos"?

Common synonyms include: piece of shit, point of sale, proof of stake.

Pos

//pɒz// adj, noun, phrase, slang

adj, noun, phrase, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

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plural of po form-of, plural
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Initialism of proof of service. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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plural of PO form-of, plural
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Initialism of part of speech. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"It should be noted that there is not always a perfect match between the logically possible systems displayed above and the PoS systems actually encountered in the sample languages. As the data in the next sub-section will show, languages may display an additional PoS class from a ‘neighboring’ system (i.e. the one represented above or below it), or they may display additional closed or derived classes of rigid lexemes."
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Initialism of peripheral oxygen saturation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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Initialism of proof of stake. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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Initialism of part of speech. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"Eight POSs are defined in traditional English grammar: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection."
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Initialism of point of sale or point of service. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Initialism of proprietary operating system. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Initialism of position and orientation system. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Initialism of piece of shit. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable, vulgar
"Unlimited technology from the whole universe, and we cruise 'round in a Ford P.O.S."
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Initialism of Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Adjective

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Clipping of positive. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
"I'm not absolutely pos on that, sir."
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Alternative spelling of poz (“HIV positive”). alt-of, alternative
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Clipping of possessive. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Phrase

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Initialism of parent over shoulder (i.e. observing the young user's conversation). Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Hang on, POS ... can you tell me about it later?"

"I'm not absolutely pos on that, sir."

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.