motherloving nuisance
- noun
- Offensive
:
maldito pesado
- My little brother can be a real motherloving nuisance when I'm trying to work.
Examples
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You're such a motherloving nuisance sometimes, but I can't help but laugh.
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That motherloving nuisance keeps calling me!
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Don't be a motherloving nuisance to your classmates during the trip.
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I can't believe he is such a motherloving nuisance.
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My little brother can be a real motherloving nuisance when I'm trying to work.
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You're such a motherloving nuisance sometimes, but I can't help but laugh.
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Don't be a motherloving nuisance to your classmates during the trip.
Synonyms
62
3.6
A person or thing that annoys others and causes trouble
27
2.1
A person who keeps bothering others
2
9.5
A person who often annoys or causes trouble
1
6.3
A person or thing that keeps causing trouble for someone
1
9.6
A person who causes trouble and is hard to deal with
1
9.9
A person who is annoying or causes trouble
A person who annoys others by being boring and not stopping
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
motherloving + nuisance
The modifier 'motherloving' is a nonstandard minced oath (a euphemistic replacement for a taboo intensifier) rather than a compositional compound of 'mother' + 'loving', so its function as a strong, ironic intensifier cannot be derived from the literal meanings. A B1 learner who only knows the constituent words would likely misinterpret it or be unsure—its euphemistic, idiomatic force is language-specific and unpredictable without exposure.
Etymology
Motherloving nuisance is a playful, milder form of a stronger swear. People replaced the rude word 'motherf---ing' with the softer parts mother and loving to avoid offence, so the phrase keeps a strong feeling but means 'an annoying person' used in a funny or light way.