hoerenzoon
Dutch
Alternative forms
- hoerezoon (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hoerensone, first attested as a gloss for manzer, i.e. mamzer.[1] Equivalent to hoer (“whore, hooker”) + -en- (interfix) + zoon (“son”). Compare English whoreson, German Hurensohn and the rare West Frisian huorresoan, which is perhaps calqued from the Dutch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦuː.rə(n)ˌzoːn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hoe‧ren‧zoon
Noun
hoerenzoon m (plural hoerenzonen, diminutive hoerenzoontje n)
- (derogatory, vulgar) whoreson, son of a bitch (despicable man)
- (literally) son of a whore, whoreson (son of a usually female prostitute)
Hypernyms
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