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Son of a bitch
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- 1 Used to express anger, contempt, astonishment, disappointment, dismay, etc. slang, vulgar
"Argh! Son of a bitch! I had just cut my arm."
- 1 An objectionable, despicable person. Canada, US, derogatory, offensive, slang, usually, vulgar
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son of a bitch."
- 2 insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous wordnet
- 3 Any objectionable thing. Canada, US, derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar
""This son of a bitch won't move!" Marty exclaimed as he grappled with the supermarket cart."
- 4 An impressive, daring, or admirable man. endearing, humorous, slang, vulgar
"I quickly checked around and I found Simon, he was hit but landed on a dead horse, the lucky son of a bitch could have been dead but the animal absorbed his fall and now he was on the ground trying to stay alive."
- 5 A suffering person deemed deserving of compassion.
"That poor son of a bitch didn't even make it."
Etymology
Alteration of an earlier phrase represented by Middle English biche-sone (“son of a bitch”, literally “bitch's son”), calqued from Old Norse bikkju-sonr (“son of a bitch”).
Alteration of an earlier phrase represented by Middle English biche-sone (“son of a bitch”, literally “bitch's son”), calqued from Old Norse bikkju-sonr (“son of a bitch”).
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