SRO

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A form of standing room only — Of an event, venue, or public transportation, so full or so well attended that all the seats are occupied and the only available or remaining space is for people to stand.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of standing room only.

    What a pro! Herc could stop a show Point him at a monster and you're talking S.R.O.

    1997, “Zero to Hero”, David Zippel (lyrics), Alan Menken (music), performed by Lillias White, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Vaneese Thomas, and Tawatha Agee
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    I know I'm the best there is But all they want is a show Well, that's all right, I'll be glad to oblige S.R.O., S.R.O.

    1984, “Merano”, Tim Rice, Björn Ulvaeus (lyrics), Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (music), performed by Murray Head, Ambrosian Singers, and the London Symphony Orchestra
nounSRO (countable and uncountable, plural SROs)

plural SROs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of senior-ranking officer.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of school resource officer.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of single-room occupancy.

    Freddie gave him the address of an SRO way uptown on 171st Street, room 306.

    2021, Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle, Fleet, page 222
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of solid roundish object.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
school resource officerstanding room only

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Rossor
Cite this entry
APA

SRO. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SRO

MLA

“SRO.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SRO. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “SRO,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SRO.

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