POTUS

pronunciation

How to pronounce POTUS in British English: UK word uk audio image

How to pronounce POTUS in American English: US word us audio image

Word Origin

POTUS (n.)
wire service acronym for president of the United States (or President of the United States), occasionally used outside wire transmissions by those seeking to establish journalistic credibility, a survival from the Phillips Code, created 1879 by U.S. journalist Walter P. Phillips to speed up transmission by Morse code, but obsolete from c. 1940 with the widespread use of teletype machines. Other survivals include SCOTUS for "Supreme Court of the United States."

Example

1. Potus 111 ! There 's a bomb in the building !
2. " Happy thanksgiving to you ! " Potus said to one man , broadly smiling .
3. You see the thing at the top where it says " fr : potus " ?
4. Potus took a golf day . Do you know who he 's playing golf with ?
5. Potus was wearing a dark blue shirt , unbuttoned , and an unzipped , casual jacket .

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