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Motherfucker

//mʌðəˌfʌkə// intj, noun

Definitions

Intj

1
Expressing dismay, discontent, or surprise. vulgar

Noun

1
An extremely contemptible, vicious or mean person. offensive, vulgar
"Up against the wall, motherfucker."
2
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous wordnet
3
Any person, often but not always with the connotation that the person is disliked or is threatening. vulgar
"Check out this motherfucker."
4
An extremely intense experience, often but not always negative. vulgar
"War is a motherfucker."
5
An extremely intense experience, often but not always negative.; To an extreme degree. vulgar
"I jammed my finger in the door yesterday. It hurt like a motherfucker."

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6
A good very close friend or relative. vulgar
"How’ve you been, you crazy motherfucker?"
7
One who engages in incest with their mother. literally, vulgar
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:motherfucker."
8
One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own. literally, vulgar

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck Latin -ariusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fucker English motherfucker Compound of mother + fucker; attested since 1918. The injury comes from the implication of somebody sleeping with their own mother, but was probably not used literally until later.

Etymology 2

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