It is a term coined by Yvette Carnell and Lawyer Antonio Moore, it is an acronym for "American Descendants Of Slavery". It describes the people whose ancestors were slaves in the USA before the Civil War.
MLK, whose ancestors were slaves, is the most prominent ADOS in history.
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As a descendant of over 400 years of slavery in the United States, Jim Crow and the civil rights I am an #ADOS
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Difficulty or trouble; fuss or bustle. Thesaurus: fuss, trouble, bother, commotion, flurry, stir, tumult, bustle, ceremony, excitement.
Without more ado. Without further ado.
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An acronym for American Descendants of Slaves.
The ADOS is part of the African diaspora in America.
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A japanese utaite, Most known for her song Usseewa, and is very famous and very very cool you should stan her today
A: do you stan ado?
B: she sounds like a dying rat
A: kyale yaur shelf
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The police have a very bad reputation dealing with ADOS.
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Short hand for American Decendents Of Slaves. Generally a way for some American blacks to differentiate themselves from black immigrants to the United States. One could be all or part ADOS.
Olu: Where you from?

Terrance: I'm from Detroit bro

Olu: No, I mean like where your family from?

Terrance: Detroit bro. Extended family from the south, I'm ADOS.
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