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son ⇨ son; my son noun used between contemporary, unrelated males as a familiar form of address. Occasionally patronising, used in order to establish social ascendancy UK, 1914
idiomsonevery mother's son (of you/them) BrEBrEold-fashioned everyone:Every mother's son of you knows how hard I've worked to keep this company going.son of a bitch! AmEAmE(also son of a gun!)1 insultspoken a very rude expression used in order to insult someone, usually a man:You son of a bitch! Get out!I can't believe that son of a gun dared to come over here.2 Surprisedspoken said when you are surprised about something:They chose Burrows instead of you? Son of a bitch!"Keep your eyes still, and focus on the center. Can you see it?" "Now I do - son of a gun!"Noteson of a gun is much more polite than son of a bitch, but some people think it sounds old-fashioned.
See:- a/the prodigal son
- a/the son of a gun
- bonus son
- each and every one
- every man Jack/mother's son
- every mother's son
- every mother's son of them
- every Tom, Dick, and Harry
- favorite son
- favourite son
- large adult son
- like father like son
- like father, like son
- like father/mother, like son/daughter
- only son
- prodigal son
- somebody's favourite son
- son of a biscuit
- son of a biscuit eater
- Son of a gun
- son of a sea biscuit
- son of Belial
- son of the manse
- son of thunder
- step-son
- the prodigal son
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