motherfucker

English

/ˈmʌðəˌfʌkə/, /ˈmʌðɚˌfʌkɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • (strongly) An extremely contemptible or mean person.
  • (strongly) Any person, often but not always with the connotation that the person is disliked or is threatening.
  • (markedly) An extremely intense experience, often but not always negative.
  • (teasingly) A good very close friend or relative.
  • (vulgar) One who engages in incest with their mother.
  • (vulgar) One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.

Etymology

Compound from English mother (fermented culture) + English fucker.

Origin

English

fucker

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