Meanings
plural emmereffers · alternative emmer effer
- rareminced oathSynonym of motherfucker.
Does David Allan Grier^([sic]) have a show now? he's a funny emmereffer that's probably pretty good.
2000 December 13, stifford, “Re: Phish reference on DAG”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet)2 more examples
What if it just takes too damn long to boot the emmereffer and you'd rather run lynx to download the silly preview for next week's episode?
1996 April 12, Lorrie Wood, “Re: ATTN JMS: Fire these bozos. (Flame. No spoilers.)”, in rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated (Usenet)I'm sure this engine is great, but the swapping of it sucks ass. I'm really wishing I just let the emmer effer sit where it was sitting!
2008 September 6, Nza, “Re: 7MGE ----> 1JZ-GTE engine swap”, in alt.autos.toyota (Usenet)Synonyms: emeff, emeffer, mothereffer, motherfucker
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of motherfucker.
Origin
Minced oath of motherfucker based on the names of the initial letters of its elements, as an extension of effer (“fucker”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
emmereffer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emmereffer
“emmereffer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emmereffer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emmereffer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emmereffer.
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