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adj
mean; base; worthless
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, not-comparable, obsolete
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noun
An illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, derogatory
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noun
The son of a whore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, literally, vulgar
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noun
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, son of a bitch, SOB
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Broader terms: unpleasant person, disagreeable person
noun
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, illegitimate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: offspring, progeny, issue
History
From Middle English horesone, hureson (also horessone, hores sone). Compare Dutch hoerenzoon, German Hurensohn (“whoreson”) and French fils de pute. By surface analysis, whore + son.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
