motherfucker

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• Received-Pronunciation: /mʌðəˌfʌkə/
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• General-American: /mʌðɚˌfʌkɚ/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh2tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fucker English motherfucker Compound of mother + fucker; attested since 1918. The injury comes from the implication of somebody sleeping with their own mother, but was probably not used literally until later. Also analyzed as a calque of Hindustani مَادَر چود (mādar cod) / मादरचोद (mādarcod).

193 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: բոզի տղա (bozi tġa) — generic term of abuse
• Armenian: բոզի տղեք (bozi tġekʻ) — generic term of abuse
• Armenian: գանդոն (gandon) — generic term of abuse
• Assamese: মাকচুদাই (maksudai) — generic term of abuse
• Azerbaijani: gicdıllaq — generic term of abuse
• Belarusian: вы́радак (výradak) — generic term of abuse
• Bengali: মাদারচোদ (madarcōd) — generic term of abuse
• Bulgarian: шибаняк (šibanjak) — generic term of abuse
• Bulgarian: копеле (kopele) — generic term of abuse
• Catalan: fill de puta — generic term of abuse
• Catalan: malparit — generic term of abuse
• Chinese Cantonese: 屌你老母 — generic term of abuse
• Chinese Cantonese: 冚家鏟 /冚家铲 (ham6 gaa1 caan2) — generic term of abuse
• Chinese Mandarin: 肏你媽 /肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā) — generic term of abuse
• Chinese Mandarin: 幹你娘 /干你娘 (gàn nǐ niáng) — generic term of abuse
• Chinese Mandarin: 混蛋 (húndàn) — generic term of abuse
• Czech: zkurvysyn — generic term of abuse
• Czech: mamrd — generic term of abuse
• Czech: svině — generic term of abuse
• Czech: hajzl — generic term of abuse
• Danish: skiderik — generic term of abuse
• Danish: stodder — generic term of abuse
• Dutch: moederneuker — generic term of abuse
• Dutch: kankerlijer — generic term of abuse
• Dutch: hoerenzoon — generic term of abuse
• Dutch: hoerenjong — generic term of abuse
• Dutch: klerelijer — generic term of abuse
• Dutch: teringlijer — generic term of abuse
• Dutch: tyfuslijer — generic term of abuse
• Esperanto: amovendistinido — generic term of abuse
• Esperanto: amovendistinidino — generic term of abuse
• Esperanto: bastardo — generic term of abuse
• Esperanto: bastardino — generic term of abuse
• Estonian: piider — generic term of abuse
• Estonian: munn — generic term of abuse
• Estonian: türapea — generic term of abuse
• Estonian: värdjas — generic term of abuse
• Estonian: sitapea — generic term of abuse
• Finnish: kusipää — generic term of abuse
• Finnish: paskiainen — generic term of abuse
• Finnish: mulkku — generic term of abuse
• French: fils de pute — generic term of abuse
• French: enculé de ta mère — generic term of abuse
• French: connard — generic term of abuse
• French: connasse — generic term of abuse
• French: brassière — generic term of abuse
• Galician: fillo de puta — generic term of abuse
• Galician: filla de puta — generic term of abuse
• German: Hurensohn — generic term of abuse
• German: Wichser — generic term of abuse
• German: Scheißkerl — generic term of abuse
• German: Drecksau — generic term of abuse
• German: Nuttensohn — generic term of abuse
• Greek: καριόλης (kariólis) — generic term of abuse
• Greek: παλιογαμιόλης (paliogamiólis) — generic term of abuse
• Greek: παλιοπαπάρας (paliopapáras) — generic term of abuse
• Greek: μαλάκας (malákas) — generic term of abuse
• Ancient Greek: μητροκοίτης (mētrokoítēs) — generic term of abuse
• Gujarati: માદરચોદ (mādarcod) — generic term of abuse
• Gujarati: માચોદ (mācod) — generic term of abuse
• Hebrew: בן זונה (ben zona) — generic term of abuse
• Hindi: मादरचोद (mādarcod) — generic term of abuse
• Hindi: कमीने (kamīne) — generic term of abuse
• Hungarian: anyaszomorító — generic term of abuse
• Hungarian: anyabaszó — generic term of abuse
• Hungarian: köcsög — generic term of abuse
• Indonesian: keparat — generic term of abuse
• Indonesian: bedebah — generic term of abuse
• Indonesian: cukimai — generic term of abuse
• Irish: mac soith — generic term of abuse
• Irish: mac soithe — generic term of abuse
• Italian: figlio di puttana — generic term of abuse
• Italian: pezzo di merda — generic term of abuse
• Jamaican Creole: pussyhole — generic term of abuse
• Japanese: くそったれ (kusottare) — generic term of abuse
• Japanese: 糞野郎 (kusoyarō) — generic term of abuse
• Japanese: 下衆野郎 (gesuyarō) — generic term of abuse
• Japanese: てめえ (temē) — generic term of abuse
• Javanese: mbokné ancok — generic term of abuse
• Korean: 니기미 씹할놈 (nigimi ssiphallom) — generic term of abuse
• Korean: 개새끼 (gaesaekki) — generic term of abuse
• Korean: 개자식 (gaejasik) — generic term of abuse
• Korean: 씨발놈 (ssiballom) — generic term of abuse
• Korean: 씹새끼 (ssipsaekki) — generic term of abuse
• Northern Kurdish: kîrquzdê — generic term of abuse
• Macedonian: ко́пиле (kópile) — generic term of abuse
• Macedonian: пе́дер (péder) — generic term of abuse
• Macedonian: мо́чко (móčko) — generic term of abuse
• Macedonian: се́рко (sérko) — generic term of abuse
• Malay: pukimak — generic term of abuse
• Malayalam: തായോളി (tāyōḷi) — generic term of abuse
• Nepali: माचिक्ने (mācikne) — generic term of abuse
• Norwegian: horunge — generic term of abuse
• Norwegian: drittsekk — generic term of abuse
• Norwegian: rasshøl — generic term of abuse
• Norwegian: jævel — generic term of abuse
• Persian: مادر جنده (mâdar jende) — generic term of abuse
• Persian: مادر قحبه (mâdar qahbe) — generic term of abuse
• Polish: skurwysyn — generic term of abuse
• Polish: sukinsyn — generic term of abuse
• Polish: matkojebca — generic term of abuse
• Polish: zasraniec — generic term of abuse
• Polish: chuj — generic term of abuse
• Polish: kutas — generic term of abuse
• Polish: gnój — generic term of abuse
• Polish: skurwiel — generic term of abuse
• Polish: dupek — generic term of abuse
• Polish: pizda — generic term of abuse
• Polish: fiut — generic term of abuse
• Polish: szmata — generic term of abuse
• Polish: złamas — generic term of abuse
• Polish: zjeb — generic term of abuse
• Polish: pojeb — generic term of abuse
• Polish: popierdoleniec — generic term of abuse
• Polish: jebaniec — generic term of abuse
• Polish: ciul — generic term of abuse
• Polish: wypierdek — generic term of abuse
• Portuguese: filho da puta — generic term of abuse
• Portuguese: cabrão — generic term of abuse
• Portuguese: monte de merda — generic term of abuse
• Romanian: labagiu — generic term of abuse
• Romanian: futu-ți morții mă-tii — generic term of abuse
• Romanian: futu-ți pe mă-ta — generic term of abuse
• Romanian: nemernic — generic term of abuse
• Romanian: nenorocit — generic term of abuse
• Russian: заёба (zajóba) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: су́ка (súka) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: ублю́док (ubljúdok) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: засра́нец (zasránec) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: муда́к (mudák) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: гад (gad) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: пидора́с (pidorás) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: пи́дор (pídor) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: говню́к (govnjúk) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: па́дла (pádla) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: мудоёб (mudojób) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: сво́лочь (svóločʹ) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: муди́ло (mudílo) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: ебла́н (jeblán) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: долбоёб (dolbojób) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: муди́ла (mudíla) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: урод (urod) — generic term of abuse
• Russian: уёбок (ujóbok) — generic term of abuse
• Serbo-Croatian: мамојебац — generic term of abuse
• Serbo-Croatian: бабојебац — generic term of abuse
• Serbo-Croatian: зајебант — generic term of abuse
• Serbo-Croatian: mamojebac — generic term of abuse
• Serbo-Croatian: babojebac — generic term of abuse
• Serbo-Croatian: zajebant — generic term of abuse
• Slovak: hajzel — generic term of abuse
• Slovak: zmrd — generic term of abuse
• Slovak: sviňa — generic term of abuse
• Slovene: pizdun — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: hijo de puta — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: puta madre — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: malparido — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: malnacido — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: huevón — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: pendejo — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: cojudo — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: cojonudo — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: trolazo — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: rotocafé — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: hijo de la chingada — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: cerdo — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: hijo de perra — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: conchatumadre — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: chinga tu madre — generic term of abuse
• Spanish: cabronazo — generic term of abuse
• Swedish: mammaknullare — generic term of abuse
• Swedish: jävel — generic term of abuse
• Swedish: horunge — generic term of abuse
• Swedish: skitstövel — generic term of abuse
• Tagalog: putang ina mo — generic term of abuse
• Tamil: தாயோளி (tāyōḷi) — generic term of abuse
• Thai: เย็ดแม่ — generic term of abuse
• Thai: เย็ดแม่ง — generic term of abuse
• Southern Thai: เหยดแหม่ — generic term of abuse
• Turkish: orospu çocuğu — generic term of abuse
• Turkish: piç — generic term of abuse
• Ukrainian: ублю́док (ubljúdok) — generic term of abuse
• Vietnamese: địt con mẹ mày — generic term of abuse
• Vietnamese: đụ má mày — generic term of abuse
• Finnish: äitinsä nussija — literally: One who engages in incest with their mother
• German: Mutterficker — literally: One who engages in incest with their mother
• Ancient Greek: μητροκοίτης (mētrokoítēs) — literally: One who engages in incest with their mother
• Polish: matkojebca — literally: One who engages in incest with their mother
• Tamil: தாயோளி (tāyōḷi) — literally: One who engages in incest with their mother
• Finnish: äidin nussija — literally: One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.
• German: Mutterficker — literally: One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.
• Italian: fottimamma (translationese) — literally: One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.
• Polish: matkojebca — literally: One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.
• Spanish: jodedor de su madre — literally: One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.