︎POI
n.— «The key to stability is regaining the support of Iraq’s silent majority—the long-suffering, secular-minded Sunnis and Shias referred to by some U.S. and British intelligence analysts as the POIs, which is short for “pissed-off Iraqis.” These POIs are angry at American occupation, and they want it to end.» —“What Bush Can Do To Salvage Iraq” by David Ignatius Washington Post Nov. 5, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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