poz
/ˈpɑz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "Her test results were poz."
- "At a contentious public meeting to discuss barebacking in New York in 1999, an interesting statement came from a man who described himself as the manager of the nation's largest moderated bareback computer list. He stated almost in passing that the list was “about 98 percent poz guys.”"
- "I recall when we exchanged our HIV statuses at one point; not tonight. He's poz."
- "However it’s hard to tell the truth from fantasy in the chats, which don’t include Boone talking of killing anyone, defence lawyer Ian Carter put to Lapointe. “During these hundreds of pages as part of that sexual fantasy of chasing, stealthing, pozzing or whatever you want to call it, he never indicates he wants to kill anyone?” Ian Carter asked her. “That’s correct,” said Lapointe, noting Boone does talk about giving people HIV and people dying of the disease."
- "Boone discussed his criminal exploits and said he became sexually aroused by “stealth pozzing,” or infecting unsuspecting partners."
- "He talked about his ex possibly giving him an STD. The medicines in the cabinet. And the incubation period seemed to fit the timeline. My heart stopped for a second. What if he pozzed me? It was a horrifying thought, and it consumed me"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɑz/
- British English: /ˈpɒz/