Meaning of son of a gun | Babel Free
Definitions
- son of a bitch
- Used encouragingly or to compliment.
Equivalents
العربية
اِبْنُ الفَاعِلَةِ
Español
hijo de fruta
Français
ça alors
Português
filho da polícia
Русский
ку́рицын сын
Examples
“That son of a gun stole my wallet!”
“A plaugue tauke dee, dou damn’d Shon of a Gun, de Deevil carry⟳ dee away alive for me; […]”
“You Apollo's son, You're a son of a gun”
“Why, I say⟳, old feller, what a happy feller I once thought you, and what a miserable son of a gun you really are!”
“"Why, Job, you old son of a gun, where the deuce have⟳ we got to now - eh?"”
“I don't break⟳, I can hold⟳ the chrome / And it's weighing a ton and I'm a son of a gun”
“You son of a gun, you did it!”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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