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whoreson

American  
[hawr-suhn, hohr-] / ˈhɔr sən, ˈhoʊr- /

noun

  1. a bastard.

  2. wretch; scoundrel.

adjective

  1. wretched; scurvy.

whoreson British  
/ ˈhɔːsən /

noun

  1. a bastard

  2. a scoundrel; wretch

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. vile or hateful

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of whoreson

1200–50; Middle English horeson son of a whore

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