"/pos" meaning in English

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Symbol

Etymology: From / + abbreviation of positive (compare pos), using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”). Etymology templates: {{abbrev|en|positive|nocap=1}} abbreviation of positive Head templates: {{head|en|symbol|head=/pos}} /pos, {{en-symbol|head=/pos}} /pos
  1. (Internet slang, tone indicator) Denotes that the preceding statement has a positive connotation. Tags: Internet Coordinate_terms: /neg, /neu
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