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Definition of Son of a bitch

1. Noun. Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous.

Definition of Son of a bitch

1. Noun. (context: pejorative slang) An objectionable person. ¹

2. Noun. (context: pejorative slang) Any objectionable thing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Son Of A Bitch

Literary usage of Son of a bitch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"Deceased said: "Where Is the man and who Is the man that cursed me for a son of a bitch?" Defendant said: "Here he Is. I am the man that cursed you for a ..."

2. History of English Literature by Hippolyte Taine (1880)
"The son of a bitch was always good at finding a hare sitting and be rotted to'n ; I little thought what puss he was looking after. ..."

3. Reports of Cases Determined in the Constitutional Court of South Carolina by South Carolina Court of Appeals (1822)
"The words charged in the first were, "you are a damned mulatto son of a bitch." Those in, the second were, "you are a mulatto son of a bitch. ..."

4. West Coast Reporter: Containing All the Decisions as Fast as Filed, of the (1884)
"In his answer he admits the use of the language at Cheyenne, except that he claims he used the expression " son of a gun" instead of "son of a bitch. ..."

5. Reports of Committees by United States Congress. Senate (1878)
"He called me a son of a bitch many times. Q. You say he is profane ?—A. Yes, sir; he is. He called me a black son of a bitch. ..."

6. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1826)
"... thieving son of a whore; Damn you, (replied my lord) I don't speak to you, but to that thieving son of a bitch, I'll send My lord, he is no thief, ..."

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