English Explanatory Dictionary

blackguard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
  2. An unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
  3. A man who uses foul language in front of a woman (typically a woman of high standing).
verb
  1. To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
  2. To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.

Pronunciation

/ˈblæɡəd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blackguard.wav /ˈblæɡɚd/

Word forms

blackguard blackguards blaggard blackguarding blackguarded

Etymology

From black + guard, thought to have referred originally to the scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who wore black liveries or blacked shoes and boots, or were often stained with soot.

Synonyms

scoundrel assbag assbreath assbucket asscunt assface assfag assfaggot assfuck assfucker asshat asshead asshole assmonkey assmouth assmunch assmuncher asstard asswagon assweed asswipe bag of dicks ball sack ballsucker barf bag bastard berk bitchcunt bitchface bitchfuck bitchwhore blackguard buttface butthead buttmunch buttmuncher choad chunderhead chunk-blower cockbag cockbreath cockface cockfag cockfuck cockfucker cock gobbler cockhead cock-knocker cockmonger cockmunch cockmuncher cocksack cockshit cocksuck cocksucker cockwad cockwaffle cockweasel cockwipe crapface

Related words

blackheart blackhearted blagger

Derived words

blackguardery blackguardism blackguardize blackguardly blackguardry
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