whoreson
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whoreson
- /ˈhɔːsən/ UK
- /ˈhɔɹ.sən/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)sən
Where it comes from
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.
noun whoresons
- An illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents. Ah, you whoreſon loggerhead, you were borne to do me ſhame.
- The son of a whore. Ploughing whoreson!
Similar: bastard
adjective
- mean; base; worthless
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noun
Similar: bastard
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noun illegitimate child
| Deutsch | Hurensohn |
|---|---|
| Italiano | bastardo, figlio bastardo |
| Русский | су́кин сын súkin syn |
| Tiếng Việt | con đẻ hoang |
| العربية | اِبْن زِنَا ibn zinā, اِبْن شَرْمُوطَة ibn šarmūṭa, اِبْن عَاهِرَة ibn ʕāhira |
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title = {whoreson},
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