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whoreson

n.
UK //wˈɔːsən// whore·son Archaic Vulgar
Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English horesone, hureson (also horessone, hores sone). Compare Dutch hoerenzoon, German Hurensohn (“whoreson”) and French fils de pute. By surface analysis, whore + son.

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