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English
Etymology
Attested since the 1920s. From cow + son
Noun
cowson (plural cowsons)
- (slang, chiefly South London, archaic) An objectionable, contemptible, unfortunate or stubborn person, place or situation (sometimes used ironically or humorously); bastard; git.
1922, Adventure, volume 34, Issues 1-3 - Page 153:Dance, yuh funny-faced cowson.
1939, James Curtis, What Immortal Hand… - Page 235:Well, I come down in the world…It’s a cowson, ain’t it.
1946, David Marcus, Terrence Smith, S.J.White, Irish Writing - Volumes 1-6 - Page 62:No kiddin’, I used to get on lovely with them, all except one cowson who wouldn’t wash.
1947, John Cournos, Best World Short Stories: 1947 - Volume 1 - Page 108:You lucky cowson. With a bleeding March coming off tomorrow and all.
- 1979, Chas & Dave, "Gertcha", Don’t Give a Monkey’s (album) .
Gertcha, cowson, gertcha/Gertcha!.
(chorus)
- That cowson still owes me five quid.
- Millwall lost again. What a cowson.
Adjective
cowson (not comparable)
- (slang, chiefly South London, archaic) Used for emphasis; bloody; fucking.
That cowson nut is rusted frozen.
That cowson car refused to start on the tenth attempt.
1992, Alexander Stuart, Tribes -Page 102:The traffic is a cunt, as every cowson-foreign-bastard doubts his rainstreaked, wiper-smeared view and slows to a useless crawl.
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