son of a gun

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhn uhv, ov ey guhn]
- /sʌn ʌv, ɒv eɪ gʌn/
- /sʌn əv ə ɡʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhn uhv, ov ey guhn]
- /sʌn ʌv, ɒv eɪ gʌn/

Definitions of son of a gun words

noun plural son of a gun a rogue; rascal; scoundrel: That son of a gun still owes me $20. 1
noun plural son of a gun a tiresome or disagreeable matter, chore, etc. 1
noun plural son of a gun (used as an affectionate greeting, term of address, etc.): Charlie Humpelmeyer, you old son of a gun, how are you? 1
noun son of a gun man: rogue 1
interjection son of a gun surprise 1
noun son of a gun a rogue or rascal: used as a jocular form of address 0

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Origin of son of a gun

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

1700-10; perhaps orig. the illegitimate offspring of a soldier, though later influenced by British argot gun thief; cf. gun moll

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Parts of speech for Son of a gun

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son of a gun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

son of a gun usage trend in Literature

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