SOS vs cue

SOS

noun
  • A children's game in which players take turns to place S's and O's on a grid, collecting points by creating an "SOS" sequence. 

  • The conventional Morse code call made by a ship in distress. 

cue

noun
  • A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games. 

  • A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording. 

  • The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword. 

  • The name of the Latin-script letter Q. 

  • An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something. 

  • A hint or intimation. 

verb
  • To spark or provoke. 

  • To form into a cue; to braid; to twist. 

  • To give someone a cue signal. 

  • To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it. 

How often have the words SOS and cue occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )