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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fucker English motherfucker Compound of mother + fucker; attested since 1918. The injury comes from the implication of somebody sleeping with their own mother, but was probably not used literally until later. Also analyzed as a calque of Hindustani مَادَر چود (mādar cod) / मादरचोद (mādarcod).

Definitions

Expressing dismay, discontent, or surprise.
2
An extremely contemptible, vicious or mean person.
- Up against the wall, motherfucker.
- There's an aggressive motherfucker!
- They're rapid motherfuckers!
3
Any person, often but not always with the connotation that the person is disliked or is…
Any person, often but not always with the connotation that the person is disliked or is threatening.
- Check out this motherfucker.
- Look at that motherfucker.
- Which of those motherfuckers?
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1. 4
  An extremely intense experience, often but not always negative.
  - War is a motherfucker.
  - Traffic congestion was a motherfucker.
  - Possession of a firearm can be a motherfucker.
2. 5
  A good very close friend or relative.
  - How’ve you been, you crazy motherfucker?
  - Who's hanging on, motherfucker?
  - The best one ever, motherfuckers!
3. 6
  One who engages in incest with their mother.
  - For quotations using this term, see Citations:motherfucker.
4. One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.

The neighborhood

synonymfuthermucker
synonymmotherchucker
synonymmotherfouler
synonymmotherlicker
synonymmothersucker
synonymmothereffer
synonymmotherfunker
synonymmotherhumper
synonymmotherfricker
synonymmotherlover
synonymmotherflipper
synonymmothertrucker
neighborbastard
neighborinbred
neighborSynonyms:fucker
neighborinbreeder

Derived

motherfricker, motherfuck, motherfuckerdom, motherfuckerhood, motherfuckery, motherfucking, muthafucka, mofo, mug

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for motherfucker. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.