roscoe

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See also: Roscoe

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown, apparently from the surname Roscoe; sometimes attested as John Roscoe.[1] Attested from the 1910s.[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Rhymes: -ɒskəʊ

Noun[edit]

roscoe (plural roscoes)

  1. (slang) A handgun, particularly a revolver.
    • 1948, Leslie Charteris, Saint Errant, page 103:
      Why, it was nothing to travel about the country with fifty grand worth of ice on me. Suppose I hadn’t packed a roscoe—hell, I’d of been hoisted once a week!
    • 2020, Hangar 13, Mafia: Definitive Edition:
      Just his normal detail, a few guys with roscoes. None of the other fellas are gonna do dick to protect that piece of shit.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jonathon Green (2024) “roscoe”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. ^ “roscoe, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, November 2010.

Anagrams[edit]

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