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son of a gun

アクセントsón of a gún

(《複数形》 son of a guns, sons of guns) 《口語》

(1) 君, お前 《★【用法】 親しみを表わす》.

(2) [驚き・失望などを表わして] おやおや, しまった, ちぇっ.

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イディオム一覧

gunを含むイディオム	go great guns  jump the gun  son of a gun  spike a person's guns  stick to one's guns     >>可算名詞のイディオム
sonを含むイディオム	son of a bitch  son of a gun >>イディオム一覧    >>名詞のイディオム

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son of a gun

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Wiktionary英語版

son of a gun

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2010/06/29 12:34 UTC 版)

語源

The U.S. Navy publication Nomenclature of Ships (John Snelling, 1981) describes the origin of this phrase as follows:

In an attempt to keep down the large number of deserters in the British Navy, the sailors were kept on board their ships while in English ports. But "wives" were allowed on board; one per man, with no questions asked. Cramped conditions on the ships caused the "ladies" to sling their hammocks between the guns in the 'tween decks. The phrase "son of a gun" originated here. In fact, the expression questioned the legitimacy of anyone. The old definition of a man-o'-war's man was "Begotten in the galley and born under a gun. Every hair a rope yarn, every tooth a marlin's spike, each finger a fishhook and in his blood, right good Stockholm tar."

名詞

son of a gun (複数形 sons of guns)

1. (euphemism) son of a bitch