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cowson

cowson noun: an objectionable, contemptible, unfortunate or stubborn person, place or situation (sometimes used ironically or humorously); bastard; git.

Noun

cowson (plural cowsons)

  1. (London, South, archaic, slang) An objectionable, contemptible, unfortunate or stubborn person, place or situation (sometimes used ironically or humorously); bastard; git.
    • Dance, yuh funny-faced cowson.1922, Adventure, volume 34, Issues 1-3 - Page 153
    • Well, I come down in the world…It’s a cowson, ain’t it.1939, James Curtis, What Immortal Hand… - Page 235

Adjective

cowson (not comparable)

  1. (London, South, archaic, slang) Used for emphasis; bloody; fucking.
    • That cowson nut is rusted frozen.
    • That cowson car refused to start on the tenth attempt.
    Synonyms:
    git, damned

Examples of cowson in a sentence

  • That cowson still owes me five quid.
  • Millwall lost again. What a cowson.
  • No kiddin’, I used to get on lovely with them, all except one cowson who wouldn’t wash.1946, David Marcus, Terrence Smith, S.J.White, Irish Writing - Volumes 1-6 - Page 62:
  • The traffic is a cunt, as every cowson-foreign-bastard doubts his rainstreaked, wiper-smeared view and slows to a useless crawl.1992, Alexander Stuart, Tribes -Page 102:

Synonyms of cowson

Forms of cowson

pluralcowsons

Origin of cowson

Attested since the 1920s. From cow + son

Questions about cowson

What does cowson mean?
Cowson means an objectionable, contemptible, unfortunate or stubborn person, place or situation (sometimes used ironically or humorously); bastard; git.
How do you use cowson in a sentence?
That cowson still owes me five quid.
What part of speech is cowson?
Cowson can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of cowson?
The plural of cowson is cowsons.

Words near cowson in the dictionary

  1. cowslip teas
  2. cowslippe
  3. cowslipped
  4. cowslippes
  5. cowslips
  6. cowson
  7. cowsona
  8. cowsonas
  9. cowsons
  10. cowstall
  11. cowstalls

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