FLOTUS

abbreviation or noun

: the First Lady of the United States
often used like a nickname
Around the White House, they're known as POTUS and FLOTUS. Those are shorthand terms for president of the United States and first lady of the United States.Robert Haught

Examples of FLOTUS in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But Melania Trump redefined the role of FLOTUS—by rejecting it. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2024 The twin sisters and former first daughters were born on Nov. 25, 1981, to former president George W. Bush and former FLOTUS, Laura Bush. Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023 Basketball star LeBron James is teaming up with former POTUS and FLOTUS, Barack and Michelle Obama and NFL Hall of Famer Peyton Manning to create a sports docuseries. Melissa Noel, Essence, 25 Oct. 2023 The first lady has been busy in recent weeks traveling to support the administration's agenda and some of her own FLOTUS initiatives, including those focused on education and helping military families. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022 Yet during the Great Depression and then the Second World War, Ms. Roosevelt reinvented what a FLOTUS could be—through her passionate activism, her extensive fieldwork and her writings and radio broadcasts, which reached millions. Lesley M. M. Blume, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2022 For the Olympics Opening Ceremony, FLOTUS chose a white dress with black polka dots, a blue face mask with her name embroidered on it, and lots of pearls: a multistrand necklace, a bracelet, and matching earrings. Elizabeth Loga, Glamour, 23 July 2021 This is Biden’s first international trip as FLOTUS, shaping her image on the global stage. Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 11 June 2021 In 1977, esteemed actress Helen Hayes turned up to greet guests at First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s event—for which the FLOTUS convinced her daughter, Anne, to dress up as a clown. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of FLOTUS was in 1983

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“FLOTUS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FLOTUS. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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