spoxn.

Brit.

/spəʊks/,

/spɒks/, U.S.

/spoʊks/,

/spɑks/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: spokesperson n., spokesman n., spokeswoman n.

Etymology: Shortened < spokesperson n., spokesman n., or spokeswoman n., originally as a graphic abbreviation.

A spokesperson.Chiefly in journalistic contexts.

ΚΠ

1989 Clovis (New Mexico) News-Jrnl. 4 Sept. 2/1 The Boeing 737 vanished Sunday evening on the last leg of a regular run between Sao Paulo and Belem.., [said] Varig spox Gilberto Brito.

1997 Assoc. Press Internat. (Nexis) 16 July (headline) German govt spox concedes worries about euro may be hurting mark.

2019 @michael_w_davis 12 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Thanks especially for calling out the ‘lame, legalistic’ word-games many spoxes play with journos.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spox
释义	spoxn. Brit. /spəʊks/, /spɒks/, U.S. /spoʊks/, /spɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: spokesperson n., spokesman n., spokeswoman n. Etymology: Shortened < spokesperson n., spokesman n., or spokeswoman n., originally as a graphic abbreviation. A spokesperson.Chiefly in journalistic contexts. ΚΠ 1989 Clovis (New Mexico) News-Jrnl. 4 Sept. 2/1 The Boeing 737 vanished Sunday evening on the last leg of a regular run between Sao Paulo and Belem.., [said] Varig spox Gilberto Brito. 1997 Assoc. Press Internat. (Nexis) 16 July (headline) German govt spox concedes worries about euro may be hurting mark. 2019 @michael_w_davis 12 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Thanks especially for calling out the ‘lame, legalistic’ word-games many spoxes play with journos. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1989
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