adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Pound sterling. British, slang

   "That car of his has got to be worth a few sovs."

2. 2
   Initialism of single occupancy vehicle. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. 3
   A sovereign (former gold coin). British, slang

Adjective

1. 1
   Initialism of subject–object–verb [word order]: Of a language, employing a system of syntax in which a typical sentence contains a subject, followed by the object, followed by the verb. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. 2
   Initialism of shot-on-video. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms

nickerpoundpound sterlingquidshot-on-videosovvy

Example

More examples

"SOV (subject-object-verb) is the most common word order for languages."

Etymology

Shortened from sovereign.

Related phrases

pound sterling

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