Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for potus. Search instead for POUS.

potus

1 American  
[poh-tuhs] / ˈpoʊ təs /

noun

plural

poti
  1. (in prescriptions) a drink.


POTUS 2 American  
[poh-tuhs] / ˈpoʊ təs /

noun

  1. President of the United States (a code name used especially by the Secret Service).


POTUS British  
/ ˈpəʊtəs /

acronym

  1. informal (in the US) President of the United States

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of potus

From the Latin word pōtus

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“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

“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

“Yes, bc potus wants to know everything we are doing,” Page wrote back.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2018

And three times daily the doctors alkalize the patient with potus imperialis, a drink of � oz. cream of tartar dissolved in 3 pints of water, sweetened and flavored with lemon peel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nam ibi crescunt altissimi cedri, et arbores poma ferentes, ad capitis quantitatem humani, ex quibus valdè saporosus fit potus.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard