hoerenzoon

Dutch

Alternative forms

• hoerezoon (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hoerensone, first attested as a gloss for manzer, i.e. mamzer. 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/

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• Hyphenation: hoe‧ren‧zoon

Noun

hoerenzoon m (plural hoerenzonen, diminutive hoerenzoontje n)

1. (derogatory, vulgar) whoreson, son of a bitch (despicable man)
2. (literally) son of a whore, whoreson (son of a usually female prostitute)

Hypernyms

• hoerenkind