'cos

See also cos, and Cos

English

Alternative forms

• cos

Conjunction

'cos

1. (UK, slang) Eye dialect spelling of 'cause.; because.
   • 1991, Alan Aldridge, The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics, page 69.

     Should five per cent appear too small, Be thankful I don't take it all, 'Cos I'm the Taxman, Yeah, I'm the Taxman.

Usage notes

• Aspiring writers can use this construction to make a fictional character sound particularly illiterate, but may wish to avoid it otherwise.

Anagrams

• CSO
• OCS
• SCO
• soc, soc., SOC