son of a bitch

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   An objectionable, despicable person.

   • My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son of a bitch.
   • Those sons of bitches don’t stand a chance.
   • There's that snarling cur, and son of a Bitch Boccaline.
2. 2

   Any objectionable thing.

   • "This son of a bitch won't move!" Marty exclaimed as he grappled with the supermarket cart.
3. 3

   An impressive, daring, or admirable man.

   • I quickly checked around and I found Simon, he was hit but landed on a dead horse, the lucky son of a bitch could have been dead but the animal absorbed his fall and now he was on the ground trying to stay alive.
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   1. 4

      A suffering person deemed deserving of compassion.

      • That poor son of a bitch didn't even make it.
   2. 5

      Used to express anger, contempt, astonishment, disappointment, dismay, etc.

      • Argh! Son of a bitch! I had just cut my arm.

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