motherfucker
See also: mother-fucker and mother fucker
English
Alternative forms
mahfucka, mahfucker, mahfugga, mothafucka, mothafucker, mothafugga, mothafuggah, mothafukka, mothahfuckah, mothahfucker, mothahfuggah, motherfucka, motherfuckah, mother-fucker, mother fucker, motherfugga, motherfukka, motherfukkah, motherfukker, mufucka, muhfucka, muhfuckah, muhfucker, muhfugga, muhfuggah, mofo, mf, MFer
Etymology
From mother + fucker, attested since 1956, but implied in mother in 1928.[1] The injury comes from the implication of somebody sleeping with their own mother, but was probably not used literally until later.
Pronunciation
- enPR: mŭth'er-fŭk'er, mŭth'ŭ-fŭk'er
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmʌðəˌfʌkə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmʌðɚˌfʌkɚ/
Audio (US, California) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: moth‧er‧fuck‧er
Interjection
motherfucker
- (vulgar) A semi-voluntary vocalization in place of a gasp.
- (vulgar) Expressing dismay or discontent.
- (vulgar) Synonym of ouch.
- (vulgar) Synonym of wow.
Synonyms
Noun
motherfucker (plural motherfuckers)
- (vulgar, offensive) An extremely contemptible or mean person.
- Up against the wall, motherfucker.
- 1994, Quentin Tarantino; Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction, spoken by Jules (Samuel L. Jackson):
- English, motherfucker, do you speak it?
- (vulgar) Any person, often but not always with the connotation that the person is disliked or is threatening.
- Check out this motherfucker.
- (vulgar) An extremely intense experience, often but not always negative.
- War is a motherfucker.
- (with as or like, forming a compound unit adverbial intensifier) To an extreme degree.
- (vulgar) A good very close friend or relative.
- How’ve you been, you crazy motherfucker?
- (vulgar, literally) One who engages in incest with their mother.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:motherfucker.
- (vulgar, literally) One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.
Synonyms
- futhermucker (spoonerism), mofo, motherchucker (bowdlerization), motherfouler (bowdlerization), motherfunker (euphemistic), motherhumper (euphemistic), motherlicker (bowdlerization), motherlover (euphemistic), mothertrucker (euphemistic), muhfugga (African American Vernacular), muthafucka (African American Vernacular), mothersucker (bowdlerization), everlovin' (euphemistic for motherfucking as an adjective in Marvel Comics)
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- motherfuck
- motherfucking
- muthafucka
- Shortenings: mofo, mug
Translations
generic term of abuse
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “motherfucker”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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