Sous

//suːz// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of sou form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Obsolete form of sou (“French coin”). alt-of, obsolete

    "The moment I cast my eyes upon him, I was predetermined not to give him a single sous […]"

  3. 3
    Clipping of sous-chef. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

    "Denise left the Generator [restaurant] in the hands of her sous and took the train to New York to bail out her feckless brother and entertain her parents."

  4. 4
    plural of sous form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Sou form-of, plural

Synonyms

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a continentala cursea damna darna hootafghani

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"How many men are there that wear a coat that cost a hundred francs, and carry a diamond in the head of their cane, and dine for twenty-five SOUS for all that! It seems as though we could never pay enough for the pleasures of vanity."

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