soor
English edit
Etymology edit
From Hindi सूअर (sūar, “pig”). Doublet of sow and swine.
Noun edit
soor (plural soors)
- (Anglo-Indian, obsolete, derogatory) A pig; a worthless person.
- 1914, Edgar Wallace, Smithy:
- […] 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.
Anagrams edit
German Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German sôr, from Old Saxon *sōr, from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz. More at sear.
Adjective edit
Middle English edit
Adjective edit
soor
- Alternative form of sore (“sore”)
Noun edit
soor
- Alternative form of sore (“soreness”)
Adverb edit
soor
- Alternative form of sore (“harmfully, very”)