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cockbreath

cockbreath noun: a contemptible person, usually used as a disparaging term of address.

Noun

cockbreath

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive, vulgar) A contemptible person, usually used as a disparaging term of address
    • "Fuck my ass, cockbreath," he snarled back.1997, Greg Rucka, Keeper
    • And you know what that means, cockbreath?1997, Richard Marcinko, Task Force Blue, page 162

Examples of cockbreath in a sentence

  • I said I didn't want to answer any more questions and he said: "Answer me, cockbreath." Those were his words.2006, Peter Temple, Bad Debts, page 103:
  • “Ohayo gozaimasu, and fuck you too, you little monkeybrain cockbreath squirt.”2007, Richard Marcinko, James DeFelice, Holy Terror, page 235:
  • Maybe the altitude is messing up his head and he figures I don't remember what a cockbreath he was on the music store.2008, Daniel Lyons, Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs, page 79:

Origin of cockbreath

From cock + breath.

Questions about cockbreath

What does cockbreath mean?
Cockbreath means a contemptible person, usually used as a disparaging term of address.
How do you use cockbreath in a sentence?
I said I didn't want to answer any more questions and he said: "Answer me, cockbreath." Those were his words.
What part of speech is cockbreath?
Cockbreath is a noun.

Words near cockbreath in the dictionary

  1. cockboat
  2. cockboats
  3. cockbrain
  4. cockbrained
  5. cockbrains
  6. cockbreath
  7. cockbulge
  8. cockbulges
  9. Cockburn
  10. Cockburns
  11. Cockburnspath

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