English Explanatory Dictionary

son of a bitch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An objectionable, despicable person.
  2. Any objectionable thing.
  3. An impressive, daring, or admirable man.
  4. A suffering person deemed deserving of compassion.
intj
  1. Used to express anger, contempt, astonishment, disappointment, dismay, etc.

Pronunciation

SOBUS.wav En-au-son of a bitch.ogg

Word forms

son of a bitch sons of bitches sons of a bitch son-of-a-bitch sonofabitch sonovabitch sonuvabitch son of bitch sumbitch

Etymology

Alteration of an earlier phrase represented by Middle English biche-sone (“son of a bitch”, literally “bitch's son”), calqued from Old Norse bikkju-sonr (“son of a bitch”).

Synonyms

cyka blyat son of a bachelor son of a duck son of a fuck son of a gun son of a nutcracker son of a sea-cook son of a whore SOB SOAB motherfucker oh my God Jesus Christ

Related words

son of a son of a whore

Derived words

sonofabitch stew I'll be a son of a bitch sonofabitching son-of-a-bitching daughter of a bitch
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