son of a gun (plural sons of guns) informal,

son of a gun (plural sons of guns) informal,
son of a gun (plural sons of guns) informal,
chiefly N. Amer.
a jocular way of addressing or referring to someone. [with ref. to the guns carried on ships: said to have been applied orig. to babies born at sea to women allowed to accompany their husbands.]
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