POSSLQ

[ pos-uhl-kyoo ]

noun

, plural POSSLQs, POSSLQ's.

1. either of two persons, one of each sex, who share living quarters but are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption: a categorization used by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Word History and Origins

Origin of POSSLQ¹

p(erson of the) o(pposite) s(ex) s(haring) l(iving) q(uarters)

Example Sentences

You live with me, and I with you, And you will be my POSSLQ.

From New York Times

A woman from Dallas took her PossLQ home for the weekend recently to meet her parents.

From Time Magazine Archive