whoreson

[ hawr-suh n, hohr- or, often, hoo r- ]

/ ˈhɔr sən, ˈhoʊr- or, often, ˈhʊər- /

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noun

a bastard.

wretch; scoundrel.

adjective

wretched; scurvy.

RELATED WORDS

bastard, by-blow, bastardy

Nearby words

whoredom, whorehouse, whorehouse cut, whoremaster, whoremonger, whoreson, whorf, whorf, benjamin lee, whorfian hypothesis, whorish, whorishly

Origin of whoreson

1200–50; Middle English horeson son of a whore

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Examples from the Web for whoreson

Whoreson, a word of frequent occurrence in the comedies; more rarely found in the tragedies.
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British Dictionary definitions for whoreson

whoreson

/ (ˈhɔːsən) archaic /

noun

a bastard

a scoundrel; wretch

adjective

vile or hateful

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Word Origin and History for whoreson

whoreson

adj.

c.1300, from whore + son. Often used affectionately, it translates Anglo-French fiz a putain.