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gossoon

[ go-soon ]
/ gɒˈsun /

noun Irish English.

a boy; lad.

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Origin of gossoon

1675–85; <Irish garsún boy <Anglo-French, Old French garçon

Words nearby gossoon

gossan, Gosse, gossip, gossipmonger, gossipy, gossoon, gossypol, gossypose, go stag, go steady, goster
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British Dictionary definitions for gossoon

gossoon
/ (ɡɒˈsuːn) /

noun

Irish a boy, esp a servant boy

Word Origin for gossoon

C17: from Old French garçon
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