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sons of a gun

sons of a gun is the plural of son of a gun.

Meaning of son of a gun

Noun

son of a gun (plural sons of guns)

  1. (euphemistic) son of a bitch
    • That son of a gun stole my wallet!
  2. Used encouragingly or to compliment.
    • You son of a gun, you did it!

See all 3 meanings of son of a gun

Questions about sons of a gun

What is sons of a gun the plural of?
Sons of a gun is the plural of son of a gun.

Words near sons of a gun in the dictionary

  1. sons
  2. sons of a bachelor
  3. sons of a bitch
  4. sons of a duck
  5. sons of a fuck
  6. sons of a gun
  7. sons of a jackal
  8. sons of a sea-cook
  9. sons of Adam
  10. sons of bachelors
  11. sons of bitch

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