poz

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poz

  • /ˈpɒz/ UK
  • /ˈpɑz/ US

Sounds like pause, paws (cot-caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒz

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Clipping of positive.

adjective

  1. not comparable HIV positive. Her test results were poz.

    Similar: pozzed · Opposite: neg

verb pozzes · pozzing · pozzed

  1. transitive To infect (someone) with a sexually transmitted infection; especially HIV. 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 indi

    Similar: poz up

  2. transitive To say something positive to someone about themselves. What on earth happened to the gallant tradition of “pozzing”: making positive remarks? What’s wrong with single guys going up to women in clubs to shout above the loud music, “Your delicate beauty has captured my heart” before presenting them with a single rose? But no.

    Similar: compliment

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@misc{poz_2026,
  title = {poz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}