<P> Son of a gun is an exclamation or a noun in American and British English . It can be used encouragingly or to compliment, as in "You son of a gun, you did it!" </P> <P> The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary and Webster's Dictionary both define "son of a gun" in American English as an euphemism for son of a bitch . Encarta Dictionary defines the term in a different way as someone "affectionately or kindly regarded ." The term can also be used as an interjection expressing surprise, mild annoyance or disappointment . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable . Please help this article by looking for better, more reliable sources . Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted . (May 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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