Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A contemptible or detestable person.
- adjective Abominable; detestable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bastard: used generally in contempt, or in coarse familiarity, and without exactness of meaning.
- Bastard-like; mean; scurvy: used in contempt, or in coarse familiarity, and applied to persons or things.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Archaic A bastard; colloquially, a low, scurvy fellow; -- used generally in contempt, or in coarse humor. Also used adjectively.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An illegitimate child born of unwed parents.
- noun literally The son of a
prostitute .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
- noun insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is also exceedingly amusing to note how the old adjective "whoreson" bothers M. de Chatelain, who seems to consider it a word of weight and meaning.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 Various
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“Sweet Jesu, Thomas,” Robert cried, “let me slice this evil whoreson!”
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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“Sweet Jesu, Thomas,” Robert cried, “let me slice this evil whoreson!”
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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“Are you just going to leave me here to rot or are you going to give me a chance to help you bring down that miserable whoreson who calls himself my uncle?”
The Devil Wears Plaid Teresa Medeiros 2010
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You are too much for me Ennis, you son of a whoreson bitch ...
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“Sweet Jesu, Thomas,” Robert cried, “let me slice this evil whoreson!”
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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I saw Pinch gaping even as he hammered on the drum, and I went and danced before him, staring until he lowered his eyes, while I sang, Whoreson, whoreson, whoreson! and fizzed with laughter.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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I saw Pinch gaping even as he hammered on the drum, and I went and danced before him, staring until he lowered his eyes, while I sang, Whoreson, whoreson, whoreson! and fizzed with laughter.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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I saw Pinch gaping even as he hammered on the drum, and I went and danced before him, staring until he lowered his eyes, while I sang, Whoreson, whoreson, whoreson! and fizzed with laughter.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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Something like calling someone a whoreson, I suppose.
bilby commented on the word whoreson
Mr Welles, so nice to see you!
May 9, 2018