son of a whore

noun

An objectionable person.

Meanings

nounson of a whore (plural sons of whores)

plural sons of whores

  1. derogatoryslangvulgarAn objectionable person.

    Well, mon cher monsieur l'Anglais, may I inform you that you are the son of a whore?

    1933 January 9, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Down and Out in Paris and London, London: Victor Gollancz […], →OCLC, page 77
  2. derogatoryvulgarThe son of unmarried parents, an illegitimate child, a bastard.
  3. derogatoryvulgarUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see son, whore. (the son of a prostitute)

    Synonyms: bastard, son of a bitch, whoreson

Synonyms & antonyms

nounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see son, whore. (the son of a prostitute)

Translations

Bulgarian син на курва
  • син на курва (sin na kurva)objectionable person
Catalan fill de puta, filla de puta
  • fill de putaobjectionable person
  • filla de putaobjectionable person
Dutch hoerenjong
  • hoerenjongobjectionable person
Esperanto putinido
  • putinidoobjectionable person
Finnish huoranpenikka
  • huoranpenikkaobjectionable person
French fils de pute, fils de putain
  • fils de puteobjectionable person
  • fils de putainobjectionable person
German Hurensohn, Dirnensohn
  • Hurensohnobjectionable person
  • Dirnensohnobjectionable person
Greek πουτάνας γιος
  • πουτάνας γιος (poutánas gios)objectionable person
Hebrew בן זונה
  • בן זונה (ben zona)objectionable person
Hungarian kurvafi
  • kurvafiobjectionable person
Irish mac striapaí
  • mac striapaíobjectionable person
Italian figlio di puttana, figlio di una mignotta
  • figlio di puttanaobjectionable person
  • figlio di una mignottaobjectionable person
Polish sukinsyn
  • sukinsynobjectionable person
Portuguese filho da puta
  • filho da putaobjectionable person
Romanian fiu de curvă
  • fiu de curvăobjectionable person
Russian су́кин сы́н
  • су́кин сы́н (súkin sýn)objectionable person
Scottish Gaelic mac na galla, mac strìopaich
  • mac na gallaobjectionable person
  • mac strìopaichobjectionable person
Spanish hijo de puta
  • hijo de putaobjectionable person
Swedish horunge
  • horungeobjectionable person
Turkish orospu çocuğu
  • orospu çocuğuobjectionable person
Urdu مال زادَہ, رَانْڈ کا
  • مال زادَہ (māl zāda)objectionable person
  • رَانْڈ کا (rānḍ kā)objectionable person
  • رَنْڈی کی اَولاد (ranḍī kī aulād)objectionable person
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