'cos

A form of 'cause — Apheretic form of because.

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Meanings

conjunction

alternative cos · alternative coz

  1. UKcolloquialdialectalinformalInformal spelling of 'cause (“because”).

    “I thought he was supposed to turn up. ’Cos of destiny.”

    1989, Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, page 98
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    Should five per cent appear too small, / Be thankful I don't take it all, / 'Cos I'm the Taxman, / Yeah, I'm the Taxman.

    1991, Alan Aldridge, The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics, lyrics of Taxman by The Beatles, page 69
adverb'cos (comparative more 'cos, superlative most 'cos)

comparative more 'cos · superlative most 'cos · alternative cos · alternative coz

  1. UKcolloquialdialectalinformalInformal spelling of 'cause (“because”).
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APA

'cos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'cos

MLA

“'cos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'cos. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'cos,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'cos.

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