SOS.
SOS, international distress signal
Meaning & usage
SOS, international distress signal
Where this word comes from
Internationalism since 1906. Ultimately, from the 1905 German distress signal ...---. (“SOE”), but, as the . (“E”) was considered too short, it was changed into the more rhythmic and memorable signal ...---... (“SOS”). First attested in 1914.
A traditional appetizer consisting of butter, cheese, and herring; a smaller version of the brännvinsbord.
Where this word comes from
Initialism of smör, ost, sill (“butter, cheese, herring”). Probably humorous in origin, most likely from the distress signal of the same name.
a particular collection of systems and processes that produce official statistics about Sweden
Where this word comes from
abbreviation of Sveriges officiella statistik (“Sweden's official statistic”)
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