son of a bitch
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son of a bitch
Where it comes from
Alteration of an earlier phrase represented by Middle English biche-sone (“son of a bitch”, literally “bitch's son”), calqued from Old Norse bikkju-sonr (“son of a bitch”).
noun sons of bitches · sons of a bitch · son-of-a-bitch · sonofabitch · sonovabitch · sonuvabitch
- An objectionable, despicable person. My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son of a bitch.
- Any objectionable thing. "This son of a bitch won't move!" Marty exclaimed as he grappled with the supermarket cart.
- An impressive, daring, or admirable man. I quickly checked around and I found Simon, he was hit but landed on a dead horse, the lucky son of a bitch could have been dead but the animal absorbed his fall and now he was on the ground trying to stay alive.
- A suffering person deemed deserving of compassion. That poor son of a bitch didn't even make it.
interjection son-of-a-bitch · sonofabitch · sonovabitch · sonuvabitch · son of bitch · sumbitch
- Used to express anger, contempt, astonishment, disappointment, dismay, etc. Argh! Son of a bitch! I had just cut my arm.
