- posslq
- abbreviation persons of the opposite sex sharing living quarters
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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POSSLQ — (pronEng|ˈpɒsəlkjuː) is abbreviation (or acronym) for Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters, a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation … Wikipedia
POSSLQ — 1979, acronym of person of opposite sex sharing living quarters; but it was never an official category … Etymology dictionary
POSSLQ — (Persons of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters) unmarried people sharing households (coined by the U.S. Census Bureau during the 1970s) … English contemporary dictionary
POSSLQ — /pos euhl kyooh /, n., pl. POSSLQs, POSSLQ s. either of two persons, one of each sex, who share living quarters but are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption: a categorization used by the U.S. Census Bureau. [p(erson of the) o(pposite)… … Universalium
POSSLQ — [[t]ˈpɒs əlˌkyu[/t]] n. pl. POSSLQs, POSSLQ s cvb person of the opposite sex sharing living quarters • Etymology: 1975–80 … From formal English to slang
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