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roscoe¹

Rhymes with -ɒskəʊ

Where it comes from

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

noun roscoes

  1. US, slang A handgun, particularly a revolver. 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!

Roscoe²

Rhymes with -ɒskəʊ

Where it comes from

From a place in Lancashire, from Old Norse rá (“roebuck”) + skógr (“forest”).

proper noun Rosco · Roscow

  1. A surname from Old Norse.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States, including
  4. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Rockland, Sullivan County, New York, named after Senator Roscoe Conkling.

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Closest in meaning: pistol, gat, rod, heater, john roscoe, rosser, rook rifle, rover, roller, rozz, roxy, ramrod, roach, rabbito, roastie, rowdy

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"roscoe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roscoe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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roscoe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roscoe

Chicago

"roscoe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roscoe.

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@misc{roscoe_2026,
  title = {roscoe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roscoe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}