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whoreson

UK/ˈhɔːsən/US/ˈhɔɹ.sən/

whoreson noun: an illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.

Noun

whoreson (plural whoresons)

  1. (archaic, derogatory) An illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.
    • Ah, you whoreſon loggerhead, you were borne to do me ſhame.c. 1595–1596 (date written), W. Shakespere [i.e., William Shakespeare], A Pleasant Conceited Comedie Called, Loues Labors Lost. […] (First Quarto), London: […] W[illiam] W[hite] for Cut[h]bert Burby...
    • 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.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. (derogatory, literally, vulgar) The son of a whore.
    • Ploughing whoreson!
    • Thou whoreson zed! Thou unnecessary letter!c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Adjective

whoreson (not comparable)

  1. (derogatory, obsolete) mean; base; worthless

whoreson meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

whoreson in Arabic

illegitimate child
اِبْن زِنَا ibn zinā, اِبْن شَرْمُوطَة ibn šarmūṭa, اِبْن عَاهِرَة ibn ʕāhira

whoreson in Vietnamese

illegitimate child
con đẻ hoang

Synonyms of whoreson

Forms of whoreson

pluralwhoresons

Origin of whoreson

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.

Words that rhyme with whoreson

Questions about whoreson

What does whoreson mean?
Whoreson means an illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.
What is whoreson in Arabic?
Whoreson in Arabic is اِبْن زِنَا (ibn zinā), اِبْن شَرْمُوطَة (ibn šarmūṭa), اِبْن عَاهِرَة (ibn ʕāhira). See Whoreson meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is whoreson?
Whoreson can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce whoreson?
Whoreson is pronounced /ˈhɔːsən/ (UK).
What is the plural of whoreson?
The plural of whoreson is whoresons.

Words near whoreson in the dictionary

  1. whores up
  2. whoreship
  3. whoreshit
  4. whoreshits
  5. whoresome
  6. whoreson
  7. whoresons
  8. whorey
  9. whorf
  10. Whorfian
  11. Whorfianism

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