roscoe
nounattested in dialogue
- Australia
A handgun, particularly a revolver.
noun
- 1
slangA 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!
Vincenzo Ricci: Just his normal detail, a few guys with roscoes. None of the other fellas are gonna do dick to protect that piece of shit.
Before Hicks knows it they're out in the far northwest somewhere […], apt around any corner to find yourself up the wrong end of a roscoe from somebody you knew in sixth grade.
Etymology
Unknown, apparently from the surname Roscoe; sometimes attested as John Roscoe. Attested from the 1910s.
Forms
- plural
- roscoes
Rosalie · A female given name from French [in turn from Latin].Rosario · A surname.rosary · Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of…
roscoe · A handgun, particularly a revolver.
Roscoe · A surname from Old Norse.rose · A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow…Rose · A female given name from Germanic.