roscoe
roscoe noun: a handgun, particularly a revolver.
Noun
roscoe (plural roscoes)
- A handgun, particularly a revolver.
- Why, it was nothing to travel about the country with fifty grand worth of ice on me. Suppose I hadn’t packed a roscoe—hell, I’d of been hoisted once a week!1948, Leslie Charteris, Saint Errant, page 103
- Vincenzo Ricci: Just his normal detail, a few guys with roscoes. None of the other fellas are gonna do dick to protect that piece of shit.2020, Hangar 13, “Happy Birthday!”, in Mafia: Definitive Edition
Proper noun capitalized: Roscoe
Roscoe
- A surname from Old Norse.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in Sullivan County, New York, United States, named after Senator Roscoe Conkling.
roscoe meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
roscoe in Hindi
- रोस्को, रोसको, रॉस्को
roscoe in Tamil
- ரோஸ்கோ
roscoe in Marathi
- रोस्को, रॉस्को, रोसको
roscoe in Urdu
- راسکو
More languagesFewer languages
- roscoe in Bengali
- রোস্কো, রোসকো, রোজকো
- roscoe in Telugu
- రోస్కో, రోస్కోయ్
- roscoe in Malayalam
- റോസ്കോ, റോസ്കോയ്
- roscoe in Kannada
- ರೋಸ್ಕೋ, ರೋಸ್ಕೊ
- roscoe in Punjabi
- ਰੋਸਕੋ, ਰੋਸਕੋਈ, ਰੋਸਕੌ
- roscoe in Gujarati
- રોસ્કો, રોસ્કોઈ, રોસકો
- roscoe in Odia
- ରୋସ୍କୋ
- roscoe in Nepali
- रोस्को, रोसको
Forms of roscoe
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | roscoes |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Rosco |
| alternative form | Roscow |
Origin of roscoe
Unknown, apparently from the surname Roscoe; sometimes attested as John Roscoe. Attested from the 1910s.
From a place in Lancashire, from Old Norse rá (“roebuck”) + skógr (“forest”).
Phrases with roscoe
Words that rhyme with roscoe
Questions about roscoe
- What does roscoe mean?
- Roscoe means a handgun, particularly a revolver.
- What is roscoe in Hindi?
- Roscoe in Hindi is रोस्को, रोसको, रॉस्को. See Roscoe meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is roscoe?
- Roscoe can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of roscoe?
- The plural of roscoe is roscoes.
Words near roscoe in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: roscoe (page history and authors); Roscoe (page history and authors); roscoe (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); roscoe (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); roscoe (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); roscoe (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); roscoe (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); roscoe (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); roscoe (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); roscoe (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); roscoe (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); roscoe (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); roscoe (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); roscoe (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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