Meanings
cosmo1
plural cosmos
- informalA cosmopolitan, a cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice, and cranberry juice.
There’s an incredible Tangerine Cosmo made in West Stockbridge, where the bartender, Jeremy Kenny, was inspired by the feminist symbolism on Passover.
2018, Natalka Burian, quoting Lenora Lapidus, A Woman’s Drink, page 1411 more example
But if you’re looking to scream your head off with ten best friends and don’t want to hear boo about how you’re making too much noise, there’s no better place to get stupid than the Angie Dickinson room at Mary’s[…] With a cyclorama of Angie to spur you up and on, it’s bring on the Cosmos and pass the Pepper.
1997 April 14, “The Best of New York”, in New York, page 51
Cosmo2
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Cosmo3
- slangCosmopolitan, an American monthly fashion and entertainment magazine for women.
- Cosmopolitan, a cocktail.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Cosmo · proper noun
- Ancient Greekκόσμος“order, ordered universe”
- EnglishCosmo
Borrowed by Scotland from Italy in the 18th century. An Italian variant of Cosimo, from the name Cosmas of a saint (martyred with his brother Damian in the fourth century), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “order, ordered universe”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Козмо
- Козмо (Kozmo)male given name
Catalan Cosme
- Cosmemale given name
Finnish Kuisma
- Kuismamale given name
French Côme
- Cômemale given name
Italian Cosimo, Cosmo
- Cosimomale given name
- Cosmomale given name
Romanian Cosmin
- Cosminmale given name
Russian Кузьма́
- Кузьма́ (Kuzʹmá)male given name
Spanish Cosme
- Cosmemale given name
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
cosmo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmo
“cosmo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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