what does the term motherfucker mean to you?

[QuestionAll...]

I suppose I'm old school but to me it means fucking your mother, or someone else doing it.

I had a thread locked because of this question. surprising to me.
If an actor/movie conglomerate can race that word about with hilarity, why can't I ask what the fuck this term really means, and who it demeans?

[New Earth]

1. IBTL

that's the first time i ever typed that :o

your thread most likely got locked because it was considered a 'sex thread' which aren't allowed on DU. when referring to "f*cking one's mother", you are implying a sexual act which is forbidden here :scared:

due to the age of certain DU'ers.....

this one will get locked too :o

[QuestionAll...]

8. that's a good start at an explanation...

so Jackson can Mofo all over the place because it's not 'sexual', it's just a blip of word that has got nothing to do with sex and has been diluted to be acceptable.

motherfucker means fucking a mother.
it's sex when I ask about this, but it's not when .... ?

[Philosoraptor]

2. Dad

[anarch]

3. I like to go to dictionary.com when I want to learn about things like this

2 entries found for motherfucker.
moth·er·fuck·er ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mthr-fkr)
n. Vulgar Slang
1. A person regarded as thoroughly despicable.
2. Something regarded as thoroughly unpleasant, frustrating, or despicable.

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mother·fucking adj.

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.


motherfucker

n : insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous (syn: asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. Yippie-kay-yay, motherfucker!

IBTL!

[Kajsa]

5. MoFo ( for short) has a broad base now.

It's used so much, and in so many different situations,
it's a noun, an adjective, etc. that it's light years away
from it's original definition. IMHO

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. So what does dickhead mean?

Does that mean he has a penis for a head? Or that he's an enormous walking glans?

[southpaw]

7. Depends on the context...

As a general slang term, motherfucker has almost no meaning in and of itself anymore.

[Critters2]

9. I'm no prude when it comes to language

but this is one I don't use. It justs seems beyond the pale to me for some reason. I know Samuel L. Jackson and Quentin Tarantino disagree, but this word is where I draw the line.

[Call Me Wesley]

10. Locking.

See post by anarch. Question answered, I think.

Also, please do not revive already locked threads. Continuations of locked threads will be locked, also.

Call Me Wesley
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