Meanings
plural soors
- 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
- Hindiसूअर“pig”
- Englishsoor
From Hindi सूअर (sūar, “pig”). Doublet of sow and swine.
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soor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soor
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