SCOTUSn.

Brit.

/ˈskəʊtəs/, U.S.

/ˈskoʊdəs/

Forms: 1800s– scotus, 1800s– Scotus, 1900s– SCOTUS.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English Supreme Court of the United States.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of Supreme Court of the United States, originally as a telegraphic abbreviation. Compare POTUS n.

U.S.

(The) Supreme Court of the United States. Frequently attributive.Early examples in newspapers may represent erroneous retention of the abbreviation used in reports by wire services: see quot. 1918.

ΚΠ

1879 W. P. Phillips Telegraphic Code 65/2 Scotus—Supreme Court of the United States.

1895 Washington Post 3 May 6/5 The controversy..has been brought to scotus from the decision of Judge Dallas, of the Circuit Court for the Third judicial circuit.

1918 F. P. MacLennan Kansan in N.Y. 123 The word ‘scotus’ is probably the most notable of the code words, which when transmitted over the wires of the Associated Press means ‘supreme court of the United States.’

1935 Middlesboro (Kentucky) Daily News 23 Sept. 1/8 A scotus decision reversed the death sentence of two of the defendants.

1950 Broadcasting, Telecasting 25 Dec. 55/3 (headline) Broadcasters Weigh Effects of SCOTUS, NLRB Actions.

2002 Book Nov. 77/2 A new book about SCOTUS..written by none other than Kenneth W. Starr.

2011 N.Y. Mag. 12 Dec. 13 The two justices are almost like the Goofus and Gallant of President Obama's SCOTUS appointees.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scotus
释义	SCOTUSn. Brit. /ˈskəʊtəs/, U.S. /ˈskoʊdəs/ Forms: 1800s– scotus, 1800s– Scotus, 1900s– SCOTUS. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English Supreme Court of the United States. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of Supreme Court of the United States, originally as a telegraphic abbreviation. Compare POTUS n. U.S. (The) Supreme Court of the United States. Frequently attributive.Early examples in newspapers may represent erroneous retention of the abbreviation used in reports by wire services: see quot. 1918. ΚΠ 1879 W. P. Phillips Telegraphic Code 65/2 Scotus—Supreme Court of the United States. 1895 Washington Post 3 May 6/5 The controversy..has been brought to scotus from the decision of Judge Dallas, of the Circuit Court for the Third judicial circuit. 1918 F. P. MacLennan Kansan in N.Y. 123 The word ‘scotus’ is probably the most notable of the code words, which when transmitted over the wires of the Associated Press means ‘supreme court of the United States.’ 1935 Middlesboro (Kentucky) Daily News 23 Sept. 1/8 A scotus decision reversed the death sentence of two of the defendants. 1950 Broadcasting, Telecasting 25 Dec. 55/3 (headline) Broadcasters Weigh Effects of SCOTUS, NLRB Actions. 2002 Book Nov. 77/2 A new book about SCOTUS..written by none other than Kenneth W. Starr. 2011 N.Y. Mag. 12 Dec. 13 The two justices are almost like the Goofus and Gallant of President Obama's SCOTUS appointees. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1879
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