cos

Etymology 1

From Cos, name of the Greek island from where it was introduced.

noun

1. Romaine lettuce: a variety of lettuce with long, crisp leaves.

Etymology 2

conj

1. (UK, Ireland, South Africa, African-American Vernacular) Informal spelling of 'cause (“because”).

Etymology 3

Clipping of cousin.

noun

1. (informal, African-American Vernacular) A cousin, cuz.

Etymology 4

From co + -s.

noun

1. plural of co

pron

1. (nonstandard) Belonging to co. Gender-neutral possessive adjective, grammatically equivalent to the gendered his and her and the singular their.
   Psychiatrists are trained to try to impose the responsibility for a patient’s problem on the patient coself, rather than on cos environment. 1973, Michael Glenn, Richard Kunnes, Repression or Revolution?: Therapy in the United States Today, Harper Colophon Books, page 53
   WHEREAS a child’s sexuality is just as much a part of cos whole person from birth as the blood that flows in cos veins, making cos sexual rights inherent and inalienable […] 1975, Valida Davila, “A Child’s Sexual Bill of Rights”, in Bernhardt J. Hurwood, editor, The Whole Sex Catalogue, New York, N.Y.: Pinnacle Books, published 1976, page 287
   Co absents coself from the Community for more than three weeks beyond the point of having made satisfactory arrangements with the Community with regard to cos absence. 1986, Ingrid Komar, Living the Dream: Twin Oaks Community 1979-1982, Louisa, Va.: Twin Oaks Community, →OCLC, page 355