SON OF A GUN Definition & Meaning

son of a gun

noun

plural sons of guns.

a rogue; rascal; scoundrel:
That son of a gun still owes me $20.
a tiresome or disagreeable matter, chore, etc.
(used as an affectionate greeting, term of address, etc.):
Charlie Humpelmeyer, you old son of a gun, how are you?

interjection

(used as an exclamation of irritation, surprise, dismay, etc.)

son of a gun

noun

slang.
a rogue or rascal: used as a jocular form of address

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Origin of son of a gun¹

First recorded in 1700–10; perhaps originally the illegitimate offspring of a soldier, though later influenced by British argot gun “t�󾱱��”; gun moll none

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“The story I’ve heard maybe 50 times about Mom and Dad’s honeymoon. After the national anthem, that’s what I was picturing. I looked into the upper decks and how my dad described walking up the aisle and seeing some of the coaches who were making sport of it, saying, ‘You cheap son of a gun!

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“The sad part is, the museum was an archive, and it’s lost now. Son of a gun. ... We didn’t really have time to get anything out.”

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Vinny Dotolo, chef and co-owner of Jon & Vinny’s, Helen’s Wines, Son of a Gun, Cookbook Market and Carmelized Productions: We participate in a lot of food events.That one stands out amongst the most exciting.

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Jon Shook, chef and co-owner of Jon & Vinny’s, Helen’s Wines, Son of a Gun, Cookbook Market and Carmelized Productions: I remember when they first came up with the idea and we said, “This is a really hard thing to pull off.”

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“He is a tough son of a gun with a strong depth of character and a decorated career despite really being put through it by this evil,” said his attorney, Michael Morrison, a veteran sex abuse lawyer who was part of nearly $1 billion in L.A. settlements in priest abuse cases.

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