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sons of whores

sons of whores is the plural of son of a whore.

Meaning of son of a whore

Noun

son of a whore (plural sons of whores)

  1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) An 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. (derogatory, vulgar) The son of unmarried parents, an illegitimate child, a bastard.
  3. (derogatory, vulgar) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see son, whore. (the son of a prostitute)

Questions about sons of whores

What is sons of whores the plural of?
Sons of whores is the plural of son of a whore.

Words near sons of whores in the dictionary

  1. sons of sea-cooks
  2. sons of the desert
  3. sons of the manse
  4. sons of the morning
  5. sons of the soil
  6. sons of whores
  7. sons-in-law
  8. sons-of-bitches
  9. sons-out-law
  10. sonsabitches
  11. sonship

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