coz

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/kʌz//kɒz/unstressed/kəz/

noun

cousin (usually as a term of address)

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

coz1

noun

alternative cos

  1. informalcousin (usually as a term of address)

    1844, Elizabeth Oakes Smith, "The Love Quarrel", in The Columbian Magazine Vol 1. Issue 1. page 6, col. 2, New York, Israel Post, ed John Inman "I do not expect that, coz; nor do I desire it."

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    Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone.

    c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v]

coz2

conjunction

alternative cos

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

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APA

coz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coz

MLA

“coz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coz. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coz.

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