Dictionary

SPS en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of supplementary policy statement.
   alt of supplementary policy statement
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of stall protection/prevention system.
   alt of stall protection/prevention system
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of stiff person syndrome.
   alt of stiff person syndrome
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of sticky platelet syndrome.
   alt of sticky platelet syndrome
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of supplementary power system/supply.
   alt of supplementary power system/supply
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of supplementary power system/supply. ▸ Initialism of standby power system/supply.
   alt of standby power system/supply
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of smart power system/supply.
   alt of smart power system/supply
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of stand-alone power system/supply.
   alt of stand-alone power system/supply
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of stand-alone power system/supply. ▸ Initialism of standalone photovoltaic system/supply.
   alt of standalone photovoltaic system/supply
10. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of solar power station.
    alt of solar power station
11. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of solar power station. ▸ Initialism of solar power satellite.
    alt of solar power satellite
12. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of satellite power system.
    alt of satellite power system
13. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of sensory processing sensitivity.
    alt of sensory processing sensitivity
14. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of small penis syndrome.
    alt of small penis syndrome
    • “You know, if anybody else were driving that thing, I’d be tempted to diagnose a case of SPS compensation.” / “Of what compensation?” / “SPS.” / “I heard what you said,” I told her. “I just don’t know what it means.” / “SPS? Small penis syndrome.” / “Eww,” I said. / “SPS compensation means driving a huge truck or a souped-up car—or shooting giant guns, or acting supermacho—to compensate for a sense of manly inadequacy. Mind you,” she added, “I doubt that Waylon actually suffers from SPS.” 2016 October 4, Jefferson Bass [pseudonym; Jon Jefferson], chapter 3, in Without Mercy (Body Farm; 10), New York, N.Y.: William Morrow, →ISBN, page 22:
    • “And how about our ever-charming heart surgeon? Any more rumblings from Harold the Great?” / “I hear he’s forwarding the case for formal review.” / “Harold is too tall for short man’s complex. So there’s only one other possible explanation. SPS.” / “SPS? I’m afraid to even ask.” / Goran’s eyes light up. “Small penis syndrome.” 2020 May 12, Daniel Kalla, chapter 7, in The Last High: A Thriller, Toronto, Ont.: Simon & Schuster Canada, →ISBN, page 40:
    • Taking to Twitter, the high-stakes professional poker player called out trophy hunters by implying that their cruel hobby was the result of having ‘SPS’ – small penis syndrome. 2017 November 21, Sarah Young, “‘King of Instagram’ Dan Bilzerian condemns trophy hunters as ‘dudes with small d****’”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Nov 2017:
15. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of senior parliamentary secretary.
    alt of senior parliamentary secretary

Forms

Coordinates

SBSP · SSP

Hyponyms

stick shaker (stall protection system) · stick pusher (stall protection system)

Synonyms

SMS · SAPS · SPVS · SAPVS · SAPS · SBPS

SPS en · PROPN

Meanings

1. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Service Propulsion System.
   alt of Service Propulsion System
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Scottish Prison Service.
   alt of Scottish Prison Service

Relateds

OMS (Service Propulsion System) · SRB (Service Propulsion System) · SSME (Service Propulsion System) · RCS (Service Propulsion System)