motherfucker
/mʌðɚˌfʌkɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
Expressing dismay, discontent, or surprise.
noun
Any person, often but not always with the connotation that the person is disliked or is threatening.
noun
One who engages in incest with their mother.
noun
One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.
Example Sentences
- "Up against the wall, motherfucker."
- "There's an aggressive motherfucker!"
- "They're rapid motherfuckers!"
- "Motherfuckers don't take by chances."
- "Roland Weary and the scouts were safe in a ditch, and Weary growled at Billy, ‘Get out of the road, you dumb motherfucker.’ The last word was still a novelty in the speech of white people in 1944. Itwas^([sic]) fresh and astonishing to Billy, who had never fucked anybody — and it did its job. It woke him up and got him off the road."
- "English, motherfucker, do you speak it?"
Etymology
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 Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. 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. Also analyzed as a calque of Hindustani مَادَر چود (mādar cod) / मादरचोद (mādarcod).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mʌðɚˌfʌkɚ/
- British English: /mʌðəˌfʌkə/
Usage
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Synonyms
fuck
shit
son of a bitch
oh my God
Jesus Christ
futhermucker
motherchucker
motherfouler
motherlicker
mothersucker
motherfunker
motherhumper