son of a bitch (sonofabitch)
- son of a bitch (sonofabitch)
n
American
an unpleasant, obnoxious or despicable person. The expression is roughly the equivalent of the British bastard or sod, and often implies active nastiness, although it may be used with pity ('poor son of a bitch') or annoyance ('that engine's a son of a bitch!'). The epithet fell out of use in British speech around the middle of the 19th century. (The Brit-ish Reverend Benjamin Newton records in his diary for 1818 how a wealthy fellow clergyman who had two sons called the one born out of wedlock 'son of a whore' and the one born within 'son of a bitch'.) In American speech the phrase son of a bitch was until recently considered too offensive for 'polite company' or broad-casting and would often be reduced to S.O.B.
► 'Wherever he went, Andy would have to be the nice guy and I had to be the sonofabitch. ' (Fred Hughes on Andy Warhol, Observer magazine, March 1988)
Contemporary slang .
2014.
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son of a bitch sonofabitch — noun spoken, especially AmE 1 (C) an impolite expression meaning a man or object that you are very angry or annoyed with: That son of a bitch isn t going to get away with this! 2 son of a bitch! an impolite expression of annoyance: Son of a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
son of a bitch — n. Slang 1. a person or thing regarded with anger, contempt, etc. 2. an interjection used to express surprise, annoyance, etc.: A somewhat vulgar term: Also written sonofabitch [sun′əv ə bich΄; ] for interj., usually [ sun΄əv ə bich′] n., interj … English World dictionary
Sonofabitch stew — (or son of a bitch stew) was a cowboy dish of the American West. Recipes A beef stew, various recipes exist, and some sources say its ingredients may vary according to whatever is on hand. Most recipes involve meat and offal from a calf, though,… … Wikipedia
sonofabitch — /sunˈə və bichˈ/ (slang; esp N American) noun (pl sons of bitches) Son of a bitch, an abusive term of address or of description, or vulgar exclamation … Useful english dictionary
sonofabitch — n American an unpleasant, obnoxious or despicable person. The expression is roughly the equivalent of the British bastard or sod, and often implies active nastiness, although it may be used with pity ( poor son of a bitch ) or annoyance ( that… … Contemporary slang
sonofabitch — n. (derogatory) son of a bitch, jerk, scoundrel, despicable person (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
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