soor

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noun

A pig; a worthless person.

Scrabble 4

Meanings

nounsoor (plural soors)

plural soors

  1. derogatoryobsoleteA pig; a worthless person.

    […] Bill was a wonderful instructor. "'Mark time on that blanky clutch,' he'd yell, and Spud would put his foot on the brake-pedal. "'The other foot, you soor,' Bill'd shout, he 'avin' been in India with the other battalion.

    1914, Edgar Wallace, Smithy

Origin

  1. Hindiसूअर“pig”
  2. Englishsoor

From Hindi सूअर (sūar, “pig”). Doublet of sow and swine.

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