Acronym for Full of Shit Southerner. Used to describe a person from the South (including but not limited to the following states: NC, SC, GA, TN,
AL,
MS, LA,
VA and
KY) who is politely being evasive, untruthful, disingenuous and/or passive aggressive. A
common behavior found in regional southern culture and widely deemed unacceptable to a northerner, who typically values being forthright. For example, the acronym is applicable when someone is 'yessing' you to death and truly means 'no'.
"That person was a FOSS. She kept saying she's love to buy a timeshare from me, and when I asked her for her credit
card, she
made all sorts of excuses."
"Total FOSS's. They're from North
Carolina."