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Meaning of "son of a gun" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SON OF A GUN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SON OF A GUN

noun
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conjunction
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Son of a gun is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SON OF A GUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Son of a gun

Son of a gun is an exclamation or a noun in American and British English. It can be used encouragingly or to compliment, as in "You son of a gun, you did it!"...

Definition of son of a gun in the English dictionary

The definition of son of a gun in the dictionary is a rogue or rascal: used as a jocular form of address.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SON OF A GUN

son
son of a bitch
son of God
Son of Man
son-in-law
sonance
sonancy
sonant
sonantal
sonantic
sonar
sonarman
sonata
sonata form
sonatina
sonce
sondage
sonde
sondeli
sonder

WORDS THAT END LIKE SON OF A GUN

air gun
BB gun
big gun
electron gun
elephant gun
field gun
flash gun
grease gun
jump the gun
machine gun
paint gun
pellet gun
smoking gun
spray gun
squirt gun
stun gun
Tommy gun
toy gun
water gun
young gun

Synonyms and antonyms of son of a gun in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «son of a gun» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SON OF A GUN

Find out the translation of son of a gun to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of son of a gun from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «son of a gun» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中枪的儿子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hijo de un arma de fuego
570 millions of speakers

English

son of a gun
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक बंदूक के बेटे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نجل بندقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сукин сын
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

filho de uma arma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি বন্দুক ছেলে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vieille fripouille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anak lelaki pistol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sohn einer Pistole
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

難物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

총 의 아들
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Putra pistol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con trai của một khẩu súng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துப்பாக்கியின் மகன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक बंदुक मुलगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

itoğluit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

figlio di una pistola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drań
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сучий син
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fiu de armă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ο γιος ενός πυροβόλου όπλου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seun van ´n geweer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

son till en pistol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sønn av en pistol
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of son of a gun

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SON OF A GUN»

The term «son of a gun» is regularly used and occupies the 82.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SON OF A GUN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about son of a gun

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QUOTES WITH «SON OF A GUN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word son of a gun.
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Ric Flair
I'm Ric Flair! The Stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' n' dealin' son of a gun!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SON OF A GUN»

Discover the use of son of a gun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to son of a gun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Son of a Gun
All the while he tries to be the type of man she would have wanted him to be. Brutally honest and beautifully written, Son of a Gun is a brave, unexpected and unforgettable memoir.
Justin St Germain, 2013
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Son of a Gun
Eight-year-old Liberian Lucky, his ten-year-old sister Nopi, and their schoolmates are kidnapped and forced to become child soldiers, but even after they escape along with some other children and are reunited with their parents, their lives ...
‎2012
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Son of a Gun
Son of a Gun is the story of Jack Smith, a Texas cowboy, Ruby, the beautiful farm girl who gave up her innocence to raise their son, and Leo, the man who discovered the truth about all of them.
Melvin J. Bagley, Marty Ann Halverson, 2011
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My Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun
Lewis Grizzard always made us laugh.
Lewis Grizzard, 2013
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Son of a Gun
Stefan Sanchez had numerous reasons to leave Boerne, Texas.
A. M. Riley, 2010
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Son of a Gun - The Life and Times of a Lifer Brat
"Son of a gunMeaning a rogue or scamp - "you are naughty, you old son of a gun". Also used, although this is uncommon outside the USA, as a euphemism for 'son of a bitch'. Some say that the origin is 'son of a military man'.
Chet Macs(sw) Beates, 2007
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Son of a Gun
Amid a freak snowstorm, Texas rancher Damien Lambert made the unlikeliest find on his Bent Pine Ranch—a bloodied woman and her infant daughter in hiding.
Joanna Wayne, 2012
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Who Put the Rainbow in the Wizard of Oz?: Yip Harburg, Lyricist
Yip actually wrote relatively few, but one — "The Son of a Gun Who Picks on Uncle Sam," to music by Lane — captures faithfully the wartime nationalism and suspension of class politics that suffused much of the American Left in the war years.
Harold Meyerson, Ernie Harburg, 1995
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Son of A Gun, Daddy Must Die:
The writer brings alive the story of an inner circle of friends who are sworn to protect an American girl of Mexican and Italian descent after losing her mother at the age of twelve years old.
Charlie (Chawtoma) Davis, 2014
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Son of a Gun: A Sydney Sloane Mystery
New York City private investigator Sydney Sloane has enough drama in her own family to make her normally shy away from such cases professionally.
Randye Lordon, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SON OF A GUN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term son of a gun is used in the context of the following news items.
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Son of a Gun review – Ewan McGregor gives great antihero
This Australian crime thriller is almost wilfully lacking in originality, but that doesn't mean it's not entertaining in a pulpy, hypnotically noisy way, like one of tacky ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
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'Son of a Gun,' a Ewan McGregor Action-Adventure
Son of a Gun” puts on a decent show of scowling brawn with an unusually strong homoerotic subtext. Prime meat for a chicken hawk, JR goes through much of ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
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New Ewan McGregor film 'Son of a Gun' is firing blanks
Son of a Gun,” from first-time feature director Julius Avery, begins with an enticingly dark first act in jail, but descends steadily downward into a mass of clichés. «New York Post, Jan 15»
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'Son of a Gun' Trailer: Ewan McGregor is a Determined Criminal
In Son of a Gun Ewan McGregor and Brenton Thwaites are prisoners in a West Australian prison, where McGregor offers the younger Thwaites protection inside ... «/FILM, Nov 14»
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Son of a Gun: Exclusive Trailer and Poster Debut
By Jim VejvodaWe have the exclusive new trailer and one-sheet for Son of a Gun, a crime thriller starring Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites (Maleficent, The ... «IGN, Nov 14»
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Film Review: 'Son of a Gun'
At least three entertaining films are jostling for position in Australian writer-director Julius Avery's messily propulsive debut feature, “Son of a Gun” — and if none ... «Variety, Oct 14»
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BFI London Film Festival Review: 'Son Of A Gun' Starring Ewan …
The director won the Jury Prize at Cannes for his short "Jerrycan," and now makes his directorial debut with crime thriller "Son Of A Gun," which has managed to ... «Indie Wire, Oct 14»
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Son of a Gun review – a silly, fun film with unfortunate character flaws
Son of a Gun's plotline moves like comic strip panels, fast and without fine details. The turning points are clearly delineated: once the blokes have busted out of ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
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Son of a Gun review: Australian crime flick is mostly on target
Son Of A Gun becomes a two-stage caper movie with Michael Mann influences and a romantic element that never quite animates the film as it should. Swedish ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 14»
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Watch: Ewan McGregor & Brenton Thwaites Go For Gold In First …
With names like Ewan McGregor, Alicia Vikander and Brenton Thwaites among the cast, we figured "Son Of A Gun" would've been slotted somewhere on the fall ... «Indie Wire, Aug 14»

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