roscoen.

Brit.

/ˈrɒskəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈrɑskoʊ/

Forms: 1900s– rosco, 1900s– roscoe. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Roscoe.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < the surname Roscoe, which is also used as a given name. Compare later John Roscoe n. at John n. Compounds 1b.It is possible that the weapon was named after a specific person, but if so, this person has not been identified.

U.S. slang.

A handgun.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun]

handgun1411

piece1575

small arms1685

popper1751

shooting-iron1775

pelter1827

squib1839

shooter1840

shooting-stick1845

Betsy1856

smoke-wagon1891

rod1903

gat1904

belt gun1905

roscoe1914

smoke-stick1927

heat1928

heater1929

smoke-pole1929

John Roscoe1932

1914 L. E. Jackson & C. R. Hellyer Vocab. Criminal Slang 72 Roscoe,..a revolver... ‘Stash your roscoe before you come back to the kip.’

1927 Amer. Speech 2 387/2 During the harvest season, individuals and gangs harvested the harvesters at the point of the rod or Roscoe (gun).

1940 L. L. Stanley & E. Wells Men at their Worst 212 We cannot always locate the ‘Roscoes’ and ‘shivs’, as the inmates term guns and knives, that are constantly finding their way ‘inside’.

1947 J. Kerouac Let. 13 Sept. in Sel. Lett. 1940–56 (1995) 127 Every time I meet a girl I whip out the old roscoe and pretend I'm a New York gangster.

1958 Sat. Evening Post 20 Sept. 86/1 Mickey and a sinister young hood..waved a couple of loaded roscoes at the cashier.

1965 ‘E. Lacy’ Moment of Untruth vii. 111 ‘I know you're a dick, but.’.. ‘What makes you think that?’ ‘At the bull fight, when I stood up to let you pass—felt the roscoe on your hip.’

1988 ‘J. Norst’ Colors iv. 55 He's got a fucking roscoe..that one..that one there... Where's our fucking backup?

2004 J. P. Sutton Thin White Lines i. 10 ‘I got a Rosco, I'll give it to you.’.. I reached into my waistband and pulled out a .32 caliber Iver Johnson pistol.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roscoe
释义	roscoen. Brit. /ˈrɒskəʊ/, U.S. /ˈrɑskoʊ/ Forms: 1900s– rosco, 1900s– roscoe. Also with capital initial. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Roscoe. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < the surname Roscoe, which is also used as a given name. Compare later John Roscoe n. at John n. Compounds 1b.It is possible that the weapon was named after a specific person, but if so, this person has not been identified. U.S. slang. A handgun. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] handgun1411 piece1575 small arms1685 popper1751 shooting-iron1775 pelter1827 squib1839 shooter1840 shooting-stick1845 Betsy1856 smoke-wagon1891 rod1903 gat1904 belt gun1905 roscoe1914 smoke-stick1927 heat1928 heater1929 smoke-pole1929 John Roscoe1932 1914 L. E. Jackson & C. R. Hellyer Vocab. Criminal Slang 72 Roscoe,..a revolver... ‘Stash your roscoe before you come back to the kip.’ 1927 Amer. Speech 2 387/2 During the harvest season, individuals and gangs harvested the harvesters at the point of the rod or Roscoe (gun). 1940 L. L. Stanley & E. Wells Men at their Worst 212 We cannot always locate the ‘Roscoes’ and ‘shivs’, as the inmates term guns and knives, that are constantly finding their way ‘inside’. 1947 J. Kerouac Let. 13 Sept. in Sel. Lett. 1940–56 (1995) 127 Every time I meet a girl I whip out the old roscoe and pretend I'm a New York gangster. 1958 Sat. Evening Post 20 Sept. 86/1 Mickey and a sinister young hood..waved a couple of loaded roscoes at the cashier. 1965 ‘E. Lacy’ Moment of Untruth vii. 111 ‘I know you're a dick, but.’.. ‘What makes you think that?’ ‘At the bull fight, when I stood up to let you pass—felt the roscoe on your hip.’ 1988 ‘J. Norst’ Colors iv. 55 He's got a fucking roscoe..that one..that one there... Where's our fucking backup? 2004 J. P. Sutton Thin White Lines i. 10 ‘I got a Rosco, I'll give it to you.’.. I reached into my waistband and pulled out a .32 caliber Iver Johnson pistol. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1914
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