son of a bitch
665
9.9
- noun
- /sʌn əv ə bɪtʃ/
- Offensive
:
hijo de puta
- You are such a son of a bitch for betraying my trust.
You sick, sick son of a bitch.
- You sick, sick son of a bitch.
- You told me to do it, you heartless son of a bitch.
- Cam you son of a bitch, yes or no?
- And I'm thinking, son of a bitch, I was Uptown and I was safe.
- Bryce, if you're listening, you son of a bitch, now you know.
- I'm like you mother fucker, you son of a bitch.
Examples
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" What you told the jury ain't in there, you son of a bitch," the district attorney said.
Academic text (2009) -
You son of a bitch!
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Just hearing that and being in that place was made me realize how evil that son of a bitch actually was.
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Let me meet with the son of a bitch!
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I feel great, finally meeting up with the son of a bitch on my terms.
Fiction book (1991) -
I hope you catch the son of a bitch who did it.
Fiction book (1990) -
You dirty son of a bitch!
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Mr. Calloway is a lying son of a bitch!
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I can't believe that son of a bitch got away with that lie!
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Don't be such a son of a bitch; just apologize for your mistake.
Synonyms
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9.0
An offensive word for a woman who is rude or unpleasant
∞
9.9
A very offensive word used to insult someone strongly
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8.0
A very rude word for a person you strongly dislike or who treats others badly
773
9.8
An insulting name for a rude person who treats others badly
475
9.9
A rude or unpleasant person who treats others badly
293
9.9
A very rude and insulting word for a person you strongly dislike
227
9.9
An insulting word for a rude, mean person
169
9.9
A person or thing that is very bad and has no value used to insult someone
128
9.9
A very offensive word used to strongly insult someone
88
9.9
A rude word for someone who does something very stupid
67
9.9
A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying
64
9.9
A rude or selfish person, used as an offensive insult
55
9.9
A rude word for a person who is very stupid and unpleasant
28
9.9
An insulting name for a person who is rude or mean
21
9.9
An insulting slang word for a person who is easily scared and not brave
19
9.9
A very rude person who treats others badly
18
9.9
A rude insulting word for someone who is very stupid or unpleasant
13
9.9
A rude word for a person who is cruel or dishonest
9
9.9
An extremely rude word used to hurt someone's feelings
9
8.4
A person who is annoying or rude
8
9.9
A rude person who is annoying or stupid
6
9.9
An insulting name for a stupid, clumsy person
4
9.9
A very rude name people use to show strong anger or dislike toward someone
3
9.9
A very rude word used to insult someone
3
9.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
1
9.9
An old rude word for a person people insult or dislike
1
9.6
A person who is rude and unkind to others
1
9.9
An insulting name people use about a woman to show anger or contempt
1
9.9
A person who is annoying or causes trouble
A person who is very rude and causes trouble for others
A very rude and unpleasant person who treats others badly
A rude word for a person who treats others badly
A rude name for someone who behaves very foolishly
A very rude and insulting name for a person you strongly dislike
An insulting word for a person who cheats or lies
A rude, stupid person who annoys others
A person who is annoying, rude, and not liked by others
An insulting word for a rude or stupid person
A rude, foolish person who annoys others
A rude, foolish person who annoys others
A very rude word for a person who is annoying or stupid
A rude insult people use as a joke or to hurt someone
How Offensive
- Offensive
∞
9.9
- Offensive
665
9.9
- Offensive
773
9.8
- Offensive
678
4.2
- Offensive
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1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Although the word 'bitch' is an offensive term and may cue learners to the insulting nature of the phrase, the full meaning and pragmatic force of 'son of a bitch' are idiomatic and not directly predictable from the literal parts ('son' + 'bitch'). A B1 learner who knows the constituents might guess it is insulting but would not reliably derive the conventional use, intensity, or target of the insult without prior exposure, so it is best treated as opaque.
Etymology
The insult son of a bitch comes from a simple, rude picture: calling someone's mother bitch (a female dog) was a strong way to show dislike, so to call a person a son of a bitch meant they came from a hated or shameful mother. That's why today the phrase is used as a very rude 'insult' for someone seen as nasty, annoying, or very bad.