spox

Modification of the first syllable of spokesman or spokesperson.

• IPA^(key): /ˈspäks/
  • Rhymes: -ɒks
  • Homophone: Spocks
• IPA^(key): /ˈspōks/
  • Rhymes: -əʊks
  • Homophone: spokes

• Audio (General Australian):

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spox (plural spoxes)

1. (journalism slang or informal) Abbreviation of spokesperson. (primarily used in headlines)
   • 2018 September 14, Senate Telephone Directory: 2018, U.S. Government Printing Office, →ISBN, page 110:

     Offerdahl, Samantha PRESS SECY & SPOX SO-221

   • 2022 November 11, Lara Seligman, Alexander Ward, Matt Berg, Lawrence Ukenye, “DoD’s new spox gives us his first interview”, in National Security Daily‎^[1], Politico, retrieved 2023-05-23:

• “Words We're Watching: 'Spox'” from Merriam–Webster Dictionary, 2017-10-16

Shortening of spokojnie.

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɔks/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔks
• Syllabification: spox

spox

1. (colloquial) OK, no problem; cool

• spox in Polish dictionaries at PWN