bastard

  • 41bastard — bas|tard S3 [ˈba:stəd, ˈbæ US ˈbæstərd] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin bastardus, probably from bastum saddle for carrying bags ; probably from the idea of a child produced as a result of sex with a traveler] 1.) taboo a …

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  • 42bastard — noun (C) 1 slang an offensive word for someone, especially a man, who you think is unpleasant: The bastard went and told the police! 2 spoken an insulting or joking word for a man: The poor bastard s been sacked! | You lucky bastard! 3 BrE spoken …

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  • 43bastard — 1. noun 1) archaic he had fathered a bastard Syn: illegitimate child, child born out of wedlock; dated love child, by blow; natural child/son/daughter 2) informal he s a real bastard Syn: scoundrel, villain, rogue, rascal, wease …

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  • 44bastard — UK [ˈbɑːstə(r)d] / US [ˈbæstərd] noun [countable] Word forms bastard : singular bastard plural bastards 1) offensive an insulting word for an unpleasant or annoying man 2) impolite used after an adjective for talking to or about someone in a… …

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  • 45bastard — A person begotten and born out of wedlock, otherwise known in common parlance as an illegitimate child or natural child. 10 Am J2d Bast § 1. The word bastard shall not be used in any local law, ordinance, or resolution, or in any public or… …

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  • 46bastard — I Australian Slang 1. affectionate term of endearment; 2. unpleasant character; 3. fatherless child; 4. (used without negative connotations) any person; 5. bad; pathetic: a bastard thing to do II Australian English General form of address which… …

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  • 47Bastard — 1. Bastard – Ausart. Holl.: Bastaarden slaan altijd uit den aard. – Een bastaard aardt wel naar zijn bast. (Harrebomée, I, 32.) 2. Ein bastart bringt so gross pfennigbrot als das Ehekind. – Henisch, 196; Eiselein, 56; Simrock, 748; Lehmann, II,… …

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  • 48bastard — n. & adj. n. 1 a person born of parents not married to each other. 2 sl. a an unpleasant or despicable person. b a person of a specified kind (poor bastard; rotten bastard; lucky bastard). 3 sl. a difficult or awkward thing, undertaking, etc. adj …

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  • 49Bastard — This term was applied to many, e.g. William I, known as William the Bastard. However, the word did not carry a negative freight of abuse; rather, it simply stated the bearer was born out of wedlock. In *canon law illegitimacy could be remedied by …

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  • 50Bastard — Blendling; (Biol.): Hybride, Kreuzung, Mischling; (Bot.): Bastardpflanze. * * * Bastard,der:⇨Mischling Bastard 1.Mischling,Mischblut,Kreuzung,Hybride,Zwitter 2.unehelichesKind;derb:Balg …

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