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status quos

UK/ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊz/US/ˌstætəs ˈkwoʊz/

status quos is the plural of status quo.

Meaning of status quo

Noun

status quo (plural status quos or (rare) statuses quo or (rare, hypercorrect) stati quo)

  1. The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.
    • “As a black woman,” Jemisin tells me, “I have no particular interest in maintaining the status quo. Why would I? The status quo is harmful, the status quo is significantly racist and sexist and a whole bunch of other things that I think need to change. With epic fantasy there is a tendency for it...2015 July 27, Noah Berlatsky, “NK Jemisin: the fantasy writer upending the 'racist and sexist status quo'”, in The Guardian

Questions about status quos

What is status quos the plural of?
Status quos is the plural of status quo.
How do you pronounce status quos?
Status quos is pronounced /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊz/ (UK).

Words near status quos in the dictionary

  1. status quo warrior
  2. status quo warriors
  3. status quoism
  4. status quoist
  5. status quoists
  6. status quos
  7. status rectus
  8. status report
  9. status reports
  10. status strip
  11. status strips

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