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POSSLQ

  [pos-uhl-kyoo]
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–noun, plural POSSLQs, POSSLQ's.
either of two persons, one of each sex, who share living quarters but are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption: a categorization used by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Origin:
p(erson of the) o(pposite) s(ex) s(haring) l(iving) q(uarters)
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POSSLQ  
abbr.  person of the opposite sex sharing living quarters
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

POSSLQ 
1979, acronym of person of opposite sex sharing living quarters; but it was never an official category.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
POSSLQ
person of the opposite sex sharing living quarters
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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