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whore⋅son

  [hawr-suhn, hohr- or, often, hoor-]
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–noun
1. a bastard.
2. wretch; scoundrel.
–adjective
3. wretched; scurvy.
Origin:
1200–50; ME horeson son of a whore
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whore·son   (hôr'sən, hōr'-)   
n.  A contemptible or detestable person.
adj.  Abominable; detestable.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

whoreson  (adj.)
c.1300, from whore + son. Often used affectionately, it translates Anglo-Fr. fiz a putain.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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