roscoe

¹

[ ros-koh ]

noun

, Older Slang.

1. a revolver or pistol.

Roscoe

²

[ ros-koh ]

noun

1. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “swift” and “horse.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of roscoe¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Both sides agreed in court that Trone's son had walked into Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles and shot the rapper before robbing him of jewellery.

From BBC

PnB Rock — whose legal name was Rakim Allen — walked into Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles in South Los Angeles in September 2022 wearing “several hundred thousand dollars” in jewelry.

From Los Angeles Times

The rapper was eating at a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant in Los Angeles with his girlfriend, who is the mother of his four-year-old child, when the teen - wearing a ski mask - walked into the restaurant, demanded the artist's jewellery and opened fire.

From BBC

PnB Rock, 30 — whose legal name was Rakim Allen — walked into the Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles on Sept. 12, 2022, wearing “several hundred thousand dollars” worth of jewelry, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times

Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot at a Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles on Tuesday during a robbery.

From Los Angeles Times