potus
1 Americannoun
plural
potinoun
acronym
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
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Sirs, by all these causes ye should think, Quae sunt rationabiles, That good wine should be best of all drink, Inter potus potabiles.
From Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc by Belloc, Hilaire
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