Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cowson

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cow-son
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An objectionable, contemptible, unfortunate or stubborn person, place or situation (sometimes used ironically or humorously); bastard; git.

Archaic; Slang

adj

Used for emphasis; bloody; fucking.

Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

"Dance, yuh funny-faced cowson."
"Well, I come down in the world…It’s a cowson, ain’t it."
"No kiddin’, I used to get on lovely with them, all except one cowson who wouldn’t wash."
"You lucky cowson. With a bleeding March coming off tomorrow and all."
"1979, Chas & Dave, "Gertcha", Don’t Give a Monkey’s (album) https://genius.com/Chas-and-dave-gertcha-lyrics. Gertcha, cowson, gertcha/Gertcha!.(chorus)"
"That cowson still owes me five quid."

Etymology

Attested since the 1920s. From cow + son

Usage

Inflected Forms

cowsons (plural)

Synonyms

git damned

Questions

What does cowson mean?: An objectionable, contemptible, unfortunate or stubborn person, place or situation (sometimes used ironically or humorously); bastard; git.
Where does cowson come from?: Attested since the 1920s. From cow + son

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