SOS
An international distress signal used mostly with Morse code communications. Also, Shit on a Shingle, a breakfast meal consisting of creamed chipped beef served on toast. (see Mayday.)
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October 8th, 2010 on 12:01 am
SOS was first use on Lake Michigan from a radio man of a sinking ship. At first he sent in Morse code “Save our ship” then resorted to SOS just before he abandoned ship. It was about 1930