gorsoon
/ɡɔːˈsuːn/
gorsoon is the alternative spelling of gossoon.
Meaning of gossoon
Noun
gossoon (plural gossoons)
- A young boy, a servant boy; a lackey.
- "Why, thin, upon my throth, an' it well becomes the likes o' ye, an' that's nothin' but a bit uv a gossoon, to take upon yer to purtind not to b'lieve what yer father, an' yer father's father, an' his father afore him, nivir med the laste doubt uv."1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 377
Forms of gorsoon
| plural | gorsoons |
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Questions about gorsoon
- What is gorsoon the alternative spelling of?
- Gorsoon is the alternative spelling of gossoon.
- How do you pronounce gorsoon?
- Gorsoon is pronounced /ɡɔːˈsuːn/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gorsoon (page history and authors); gossoon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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