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statuses quo

statuses quo 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 statuses quo

What is statuses quo the plural of?
Statuses quo is the plural of status quo.

Words near statuses quo in the dictionary

  1. status symbol
  2. status symbols
  3. status zer0
  4. status zero
  5. statuses
  6. statuses quo
  7. statusful
  8. statusless
  9. statuslessness
  10. statusmaxx
  11. statusmaxxed

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