"POSSLQ" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɑsl̩ˌkju/ [General-American], /ˈpɒsl̩ˌkjuː/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-POSSLQ.ogg Forms: POSSLQs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} POSSLQ (plural POSSLQs)
  1. (US Census) Abbreviation of person of the opposite sex sharing living quarters. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: person of the opposite sex sharing living quarters
    Sense id: en-POSSLQ-en-noun-n7JXvCvn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Household

Inflected forms

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        {
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        }
      ],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "langcode": "en",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "c. 1981, Charles Osgood\nYou live with me, and I with you / And you will be my POSSLQ / I’ll be your friend and so much more / That’s what a POSSLQ is for."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of person of the opposite sex sharing living quarters."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person#English"
        ],
        [
          "opposite sex",
          "opposite sex#English"
        ],
        [
          "sharing",
          "share#English"
        ],
        [
          "living",
          "living#English"
        ],
        [
          "quarters",
          "quarters#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "US Census",
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        "(US Census) Abbreviation of person of the opposite sex sharing living quarters."
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɒsl̩ˌkjuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "person of the opposite sex sharing living quarters"
        }
      ],
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        "English countable nouns",
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        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
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        "Pages with entries",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "c. 1981, Charles Osgood\nYou live with me, and I with you / And you will be my POSSLQ / I’ll be your friend and so much more / That’s what a POSSLQ is for."
        }
      ],
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        "Abbreviation of person of the opposite sex sharing living quarters."
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "sharing",
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        ],
        [
          "living",
          "living#English"
        ],
        [
          "quarters",
          "quarters#English"
        ]
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      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
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