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whoreson

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈhɔːsən/Part of speech nounSorted ehnoorswStarts with WEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • Ah, you whoreſon loggerhead, you were borne to do me ſhame.
  • Though this knave came something saucily to the world before he was sent for, yet was his mother fair, there was good sport at his making, and the whoreson must be acknowledged.
  • Ploughing whoreson!

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