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son of a gun
noun
, plural sons of guns.
- a rogue; rascal; scoundrel:
That son of a gun still owes me $20.
- a tiresome or disagreeable matter, chore, etc.
- (used as an affectionate greeting, term of address, etc.):
Charlie Humpelmeyer, you old son of a gun, how are you?
interjection
- (used as an exclamation of irritation, surprise, dismay, etc.)
son of a gun
noun
- slang.a rogue or rascal: used as a jocular form of address
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Word History and Origins
Origin of son of a gun1
First recorded in 1700–10; perhaps originally the illegitimate offspring of a soldier, though later influenced by British argot gun “thief”; gun moll none
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Example Sentences
But Lessard's a overbearin' son-of-a-gun all round, and he's always breakin' out in a new place.
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Th' son-of-a-gun, he never said nothin' about it, an' me a fillin' his ornery paws with smokin'.
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They made way for him, and Johnny, who could not restrain his enthusiasm pounded him on the back and cried: "Yu old son-of-a-gun!"
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Travers used to describe one of these, whom he did not wish particularly to emphasize, as "a fairly clever son-of-a-gun."
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You wouldnt have the nerve to think she is interested in you, would youyou homely son-of-a-gun?
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