BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agoHow is "son of a gun" an insult?message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down17
arrow-up152arrow-down1message-squareHow is "son of a gun" an insult?BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·8 months agoIt’s just a softened version of “son of a bitch” but I agree with others, never heard of it as an insult
minus-squarespiffy_spaceman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoI’ve heard an old man use it this way a long time ago in the west. You would only hear it from someone who’s very old or thinks they’re a polite cowboy.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoSoutherners use it in a very endearing way that is hard to describe. Only ever in a funny and harmless way, to my knowledge
It’s just a softened version of “son of a bitch” but I agree with others, never heard of it as an insult
I’ve heard an old man use it this way a long time ago in the west. You would only hear it from someone who’s very old or thinks they’re a polite cowboy.
Southerners use it in a very endearing way that is hard to describe. Only ever in a funny and harmless way, to my knowledge