Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
poz en · ADJ
Pronunciation
/ˈpɑz/ (General-American)
/ˈpɒz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Clipping of positive.
Meanings
(not-comparable, qualifier:LGBTQ slang) HIV positive.
I recall when we exchanged our HIV statuses at one point; not tonight. He's poz. 2010, Rick Reed, Tales from the Sexual Underground, page 61:
Her test results were poz.
At a contentious public meeting to discuss barebacking in New York in 1999, an interesting statement came from a man who described himself as the manager of the nation's largest moderated bareback computer list. He stated almost in passing that the list was “about 98 percent poz guys.” 2002, David Nimmons, The Soul Beneath the Skin, New York: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 74:
(qualifier:LGBTQ slang, transitive) To infect (someone) with a sexually transmitted infection; especially HIV.
Boone discussed his criminal exploits and said he became sexually aroused by “stealth pozzing,” or infecting unsuspecting partners. 2016 March 9, Gary Dimmock, “'Poz vampire' gets 9 years for attempted murder”, in Ottawa Sun:
However it’s hard to tell the truth from fantasy in the chats, which don’t include Boone talking of killing anyone, defence lawyer Ian Carter put to Lapointe. “During these hundreds of pages as part of that sexual fantasy of chasing, stealthing, pozzing or whatever you want to call it, he never indicates he wants to kill anyone?” Ian Carter asked her. “That’s correct,” said Lapointe, noting Boone does talk about giving people HIV and people dying of the disease. 2012 October 15, Megan Gillis, “'Poz' lover lied to fulfill fantasy”, in Ottawa Sun:
He talked about his ex possibly giving him an STD. The medicines in the cabinet. And the incubation period seemed to fit the timeline. My heart stopped for a second. What if he pozzed me? It was a horrifying thought, and it consumed me 2018, Scott Farrell, Scott Farrell's Biography, or, Triumph, Tears, and Tales of the Stage, page 256:
(qualifier:incel slang, transitive) To say something positive to someone about themselves.
What on earth happened to the gallant tradition of “pozzing”: making positive remarks? What’s wrong with single guys going up to women in clubs to shout above the loud music, “Your delicate beauty has captured my heart” before presenting them with a single rose? But no. 2015 January 21, Peter Bradshaw, “A brief history of pozzing and negging”, in The Guardian: