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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.
by WE ARE ADOS February 24, 2019
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May 22 Word of the Day
A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.

Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:

* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
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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
by Dcnorthern February 15, 2019
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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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American Decendants of Slaves
The police have a very bad reputation dealing with ADOS.
by JayDub76 February 16, 2019
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Attention Deficit Oooo Shiny!
That one kid that you know that you try to talk to but all your conversations just end up like this
"Hey whats up?"
"Nothing"
"Did you watch the superbowl?"
"Yea it was Oooo look a bird! I haven't seen one of thoes for like five minutes!"
That guy has ADOS.

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