cos

1. (UK, Ireland, South Africa, African-American Vernacular) Informal spelling of 'cause (“because”).Examples: "Taking the shortcut through the alleyway by the Jobcentre Plus, just cos I can, we arrive at my flat within minutes."IrelandSouth-AfricaUKalt-ofinformal

1. (informal, African-American Vernacular) Alternative form of coz, cousin.alt-ofalternativeinformal

1. (nonstandard) Belonging to co. Gender-neutral possessive determiner, grammatically equivalent to the gendered his and her and the singular their.Examples: "Psychiatrists are trained to try to impose the responsibility for a patient’s problem on the patient coself, rather than on cos environment."; "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 […]"; "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."nonstandard