catso
catso noun: a dishonest person; a rogue; a cheat.
Noun
catso (plural catsos or catsoes)
- A dishonest person; a rogue; a cheat.
- I’ll try experiments; ’tis good not to be deceived.—So so, catso! / Who would fear that may destroy?1877, John Webster, “The Malcontent”, in The Works of John Webster, page 358
- The remark stung Cattaraugus to the quick, and he called Catiline a catapult; this infuriated Catiline beyond endurance, and he threw down the gauntlet and called Cattaraugus a catso. No cat will stand that; so at it they went.1992 [1880], Mark Twain, “A Cat-Tale”, in Louis Budd, editor, Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches, and Essays
Forms of catso
| plural | catsos |
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| plural | catsoes |
Origin of catso
From Italian cazzo (“prick”).
Words formed from catso
Questions about catso
- What does catso mean?
- Catso means a dishonest person; a rogue; a cheat.
- What part of speech is catso?
- Catso is a noun.
- What is the plural of catso?
- The plural of catso is catsos.
Words near catso in the dictionary
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