Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whoreson

/ˈhɔɹ.sən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: whore-son
IPA: /ˈhɔɹ.sən/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.

Archaic; Derogatory

noun

The son of a whore.

Derogatory

adj

mean; base; worthless

Derogatory; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Ah, you whoreſon loggerhead, you were borne to do me ſhame."
"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."
"Ploughing whoreson!"
"Thou whoreson zed! Thou unnecessary letter!"

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: horesone

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɔɹ.sən/
British English: /ˈhɔːsən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

whoresons (plural)

Synonyms

bastard asshole cocksucker dickhead shit mother fucker motherfucker prick son of a bitch sob

Rhymes With

porson coarsen hoarsen horsen

Questions

How do you pronounce whoreson?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɔɹ.sən/.
What does whoreson mean?: An illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.
Where does whoreson come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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