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The meaning of SON OF A GUN is —usually used as a mild or euphemistic alternative to son of a bitch—sometimes used interjectionally to express surprise or disappointment. How to use son of a gun in a sentence. 1 2 Son of a gun is an exclamation in American and British English. It can be used encouragingly or to compliment, as in "You son of a gun, you did it!" Definition. The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary and Webster's Dictionary both define "son of a gun" in American English as a euphemism for son of a bitch. 3 4 1 Answer. Sorted by: 1. As @CopperKettle points out it's actually son of a gun. The phrase potentially has its origin in a Royal Navy requirement that pregnant women aboard naval vessels give birth in the space between the broadside guns, in order to keep the gangways and crew decks clear. 5 [ a son of a gun is] "An epithet conveying contempt in a slight degree, and originally applied to boys born afloat, when women were permitted to accompany their husbands at sea; one admiral declared he literally was thus cradled, under the breast of a gun-carriage”. 6 The phrase originated as 'son of a military man' (i.e. a gun). The most commonly repeated version in this strand is that the British Navy used to allow women to live on naval ships. Any child born on board who had uncertain paternity would be listed in the ship's log as 'son of a gun'. 7 8 Engelska, Svenska ; son of a gun, son-of-a-gun n, US, slang, pejorative (man: rogue) (vardagligt, nedsattande), jakel s ; (anstotande, nedsattande), djavel, javel. 9 Hur ar "son of a gun" i svenska? 10 12