catso

English

Etymology

From Italian cazzo (“prick”).

Noun

catso (plural catsos or catsoes)

1. (archaic) A dishonest person; a rogue; a cheat.
   • 1877, John Webster, “The Malcontent”, in The Works of John Webster‎^[1], page 358:

     I’ll try experiments; ’tis good not to be deceived.—So so, catso! / Who would fear that may destroy?

   • 1992 [1880], Mark Twain, “A Cat-Tale”, in Louis Budd, editor, Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches, and Essays‎^[2]:

     The remark stung Cattaraugus to the quick, and he called Catiline a catapult; this infuriated Catiline beyond endurance, and he threw down the gauntlet and called Cattaraugus a catso. No cat will stand that; so at it they went.

Derived terms

• cotso

References

• “catso”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Ascot, Casto, Coast, Coats, Costa, Cotas, Sacto, ascot, coast, coats, costa, octas, scato-, scoat, tacos