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{{also|mother-fucker|mother fucker}}
==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|en
|mothafucka
|mothafucker
|mothafugga
|mothafuggah
|mothafukka
|mothahfuckah
|mothahfucker
|mothahfuggah
|motherfucka
|motherfuckah
|mother-fucker
|mother fucker
|motherfugga
|motherfukka
|motherfukkah
|motherfukker}}

===Etymology===
{{etymon|en|id=contemptible individual|af|en>mother>female parent|en>fucker>undesirable person|tree=1}}
{{com+|en|mother|fucker}}; attested since 1918.<ref>{{R:OED Online|pos=n}}</ref> The injury comes from the implication of somebody sleeping with their own mother, but was probably not used literally until later.

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|mŭth'er-fŭk'er, mŭth'ŭ-fŭk'er}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈmʌðəˌfʌkə/|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈmʌðɚˌfʌkɚ/|a=GA}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-motherfucker.ogg|a=California}}
* {{audio|en|en-uk-motherfucker.ogg|a=UK}}
* {{hyphenation|en|moth|er|fuck|er}}

===Interjection===
{{en-interj}}

# {{lb|en|vulgar}} {{n-g|Expressing [[dismay]], [[discontent]], or [[surprise]].}}
#: {{syn|en|fuck|shit|son of a bitch|oh my God|Jesus Christ}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|vulgar|offensive}} An extremely [[contemptible]], [[vicious]] or mean person.
#: {{ux|en|Up against the wall, '''motherfucker'''.}}
#: {{ux|en|There's an aggressive '''motherfucker!'''}}
#: {{ux|en|They're rapid '''motherfuckers!'''}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Motherfuckers''' don't take by chances.}}
#* {{quote-av|en|year=1994|title=w:Pulp Fiction|writer=Quentin Tarantino; Roger Avary|role=Jules|actor=Samuel L. Jackson|passage=English, '''motherfucker''', do you speak it?}}
# {{lb|en|vulgar}} Any person, often but not always with the connotation that the person is disliked or is threatening.
#: {{ux|en|Check out this '''motherfucker'''.}}
#: {{ux|en|Look at that '''motherfucker'''.}}
#: {{ux|en|Which of those '''motherfuckers?'''}}
#: {{ux|en|What is it to these '''motherfuckers?'''}}
# {{lb|en|vulgar}} An extremely intense experience, often but not always negative.
#: {{ux|en|War is a '''motherfucker'''.}}
#: {{ux|en|Traffic congestion was a '''motherfucker.'''}}
#: {{ux|en|Possession of a firearm can be a  '''motherfucker'''.}}
#: {{ux|en|Arsons are a total '''motherfucker'''.}}
## {{senseid|en|forming an adverbial intensifier}} {{lb|en|with {{m|en|as}} or {{m|en|like}}, forming a compound unit adverbial [[intensifier]]}} To an extreme degree.
##: {{cot|en|as fuck|as hell|as shit}}
##: {{ux|en|I jammed my finger in the door yesterday. It hurt like a '''motherfucker'''.}}
##: {{ux|en|You mess with me, and I will come at you like a '''motherfucker'''.}}
##: {{ux|en|It's hot as a '''motherfucker''' out here.}}
##: {{ux|en|They goin hard as a '''motherfucker''' out here.}}
# {{lb|en|vulgar}} A good very close friend or relative.
#: {{ux|en|How’ve you been, you crazy '''motherfucker'''?}}
#: {{ux|en|Who's hanging on '''motherfucker?'''}}
#: {{ux|en|The best one ever '''motherfuckers!'''}}
#: {{ux|en|Time for an invitation '''motherfuckers!'''}}
# {{lb|en|vulgar|literally}} One who engages in [[incest]] with their mother.
#* {{seeCites|en}}
# {{lb|en|vulgar|literally}} One who engages in [[sex]] with a mother, not necessarily one's own.

====Synonyms====
* {{l|en|futhermucker}} {{q|[[spoonerism]]}}
* {{l|en|motherchucker}}, {{l|en|motherfouler}}, {{l|en|motherlicker}}, {{l|en|mothersucker}} {{q|[[bowdlerization]]s}}
* {{l|en|motherfunker}}, {{l|en|motherhumper}}, {{l|en|motherlover}}, {{l|en|mothertrucker}} {{qualifier|euphemistic}}
* {{l|en|muhfugga}}, {{l|en|muthafucka}} {{qualifier|African American Vernacular}}
* {{l|en|mofo}}, {{l|en|mf}}, {{l|en|MFer}} {{q|shortenings}}

====Hypernyms====
* {{l|en|inbreeder}}

====Coordinate terms====
* {{l|en|aunt fucker}}
* {{l|en|brotherfucker}}
* {{l|en|cousinfucker}}
* {{l|en|daughterfucker}}
* {{l|en|fatherfucker}}
* {{l|en|nephew fucker}}
* {{l|en|niece fucker}}
* {{l|en|sibling fucker}}
* {{l|en|sisterfucker}}
* {{l|en|sonfucker}}
* {{l|en|unclefucker}}
* {{l|en|child fucker}}

====Derived terms====
{{der-top}}
* {{l|en|motherfuck}}
* {{l|en|motherfucking}}
* {{l|en|muthafucka}}
* {{l|en|motherfuckery}}
* {{l|en|motherfuckerhood}}
* {{l|en|motherfuckerdom}}
* Shortenings: [[mofo]], [[mug]]
{{der-bottom}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|cmn|ㄇㄉㄈㄎ|bor=1}} {{q|Taiwan}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|generic term of abuse}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|բոզի տղա}}, {{t|hy|բոզի տղեք|p}}, {{t|hy|գանդոն}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|মাকচুদাই}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|gicdıllaq}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|вы́радак}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|মাদারচোদ}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|шибаняк}}, {{t+|bg|копеле}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|fill de puta|m}}, {{t+|ca|malparit|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|屌你老母|tr=diu2 nei5 lou5 mou5-2}}, {{t+|yue|冚家鏟|tr=ham6 gaa1 caan2}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|肏你媽|tr=cào nǐ mā}}, {{t+|cmn|幹你娘|tr=gàn nǐ niáng}}, {{t+|cmn|混蛋|tr=húndàn}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zkurvysyn|m}}, {{t+|cs|mamrd|m}}, {{t+|cs|svině|f}}, {{t+|cs|hajzl}}
* Danish: {{t|da|skiderik|c}}, {{t+|da|stodder|c}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|moederneuker}} {{qualifier|never used except to be funny}}, {{t+|nl|kankerlijer}} {{qualifier|more common}}, {{t+|nl|hoerenzoon}}, {{t+|nl|hoerenjong}}, {{t+|nl|klerelijer}}, {{t+|nl|teringlijer}}, {{t|nl|tyfuslijer}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|amovendistinido}}, {{t|eo|amovendistinidino}}, {{t+|eo|bastardo}}, {{t|eo|bastardino}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|piider}}, {{t+|et|munn}}, {{t|et|türapea}}, {{t|et|värdjas}}, {{t|et|sitapea}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kusipää}}, {{t+|fi|paskiainen}}, {{t+|fi|mulkku}}
* French: {{t+|fr|fils de pute}} (son of a bitch), {{t+|fr|enculé de ta mère}}, {{t+|fr|connard|m}}, {{t+|fr|connasse|f}}, {{t+|fr|brassière}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|fillo de puta|m}}, {{t|gl|filla de puta|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Hurensohn}},  {{t+|de|Wichser}}, {{t+|de|Scheißkerl}},  {{t+|de|Drecksau}}, {{t|de|Nuttensohn}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|καριόλης}}, {{t|el|παλιογαμιόλης}}, {{t|el|παλιοπαπάρας}}, {{t+|el|μαλάκας}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|μητροκοίτης|m}}
* Gujarati: {{t|gu|માદરચોદ}} {{qualifier|strongly vulgar}}, {{t|gu|માચોદ}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|בן זונה|tr=ben zona}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|मादरचोद}}, {{t|hi|कमीने}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|anyaszomorító}}, {{t|hu|anyabaszó}}, {{t+|hu|köcsög}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|keparat}}, {{t+|id|bedebah}}, {{t+|id|cukimai}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|mac soith|m}}, {{t|ga|mac soithe|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|figlio di puttana}} (son of a bitch), {{t|it|pezzo di merda}} (piece of shit)
* Jamaican Creole: {{t|jam|pussyhole}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|くそったれ|tr=kusottare}}, {{t|ja|糞野郎|tr=くそやろう, kusoyarō}}, {{t|ja|下衆野郎|tr=げすやろう, gesuyarō}}, {{t+|ja|てめえ|tr=temē|sc=Jpan}}
* Javanese: {{t|jv|mbokné ancok}} {{qualifier|East Java}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|니기미 씹할놈}} {{qualifier|literally}}, {{t+|ko|개새끼}}, {{t+|ko|개자식}} {{qualifier|both mean son of a bitch}}, {{t|ko|씨발놈}}, {{t+|ko|씹새끼}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|ко́пиле|n}}, {{t|mk|пе́дер|m}}, {{t|mk|мо́чко|m}}, {{t|mk|се́рко|m}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|pukimak}}
* Malayalam: {{t|ml|തായോളി}}
* Nepali: {{t|ne|माचिक्ने|sc=Deva}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|horunge|m}}, {{t|no|drittsekk|m}}, {{t+|no|rasshøl|n}}, {{t|no|jævel|m}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|مادر جنده|tr=mâdar jende}}, {{t|fa|مادر قحبه|tr=mâdar qahbe}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|skurwysyn|m-pr}}, {{t+|pl|sukinsyn|m-pr}}, {{t+|pl|matkojebca|m-pr}} {{qualifier|literal calque}}, {{t+|pl|zasraniec|m}}, {{t+|pl|chuj|m}}, {{t+|pl|kutas|m}}, {{t+|pl|gnój|m}}, {{t+|pl|skurwiel|m}}, {{t+|pl|dupek|m}}, {{t+|pl|pizda|f}}, {{t+|pl|fiut|m}}, {{t+|pl|szmata|f}}, {{t|pl|złamas|m}}, {{t+|pl|zjeb|m}}, {{t+|pl|pojeb|m}}, {{t+|pl|popierdoleniec|m}}, {{t+|pl|jebaniec|m}}, {{t+|pl|ciul|m}}, {{t+|pl|wypierdek|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|filho da puta}}, {{t+|pt|cabrão}} {{q|Portugal}}, {{t+|pt|monte de merda}} {{q|Portugal}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|pulă bleagă}}, {{t|ro|futu-ți morții mă-tii}}, {{t|ro|futu-ți pe mă-ta}}, {{t+|ro|nemernic}}, {{t+|ro|nenorocit}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|заёба|m}}, {{t+|ru|су́ка|m|f}}, {{t+|ru|ублю́док}}, {{t+|ru|засра́нец|m}}, {{t+|ru|муда́к|m}}, {{t+|ru|гад|m}}, {{t+|ru|пидора́с|m}}, {{t+|ru|пи́дор|m}}, {{t+|ru|говню́к|m}}, {{t+|ru|па́дла|m|f}}, {{t+|ru|мудоёб|m}}, {{t+|ru|сво́лочь|f}}, {{t+|ru|су́ка|m|f}}, {{t+|ru|муди́ло|n}}, {{t+|ru|ебла́н|m}}, {{t|ru|долбоёб|m}}, {{t+|ru|муди́ла|m|f}}, {{t+|ru|урод|m}}, {{t+|ru|уёбок|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t|sh|мамојебац}}, {{t|sh|бабојебац|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|sh|зајебант|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|mamojebac}}, {{t|sh|babojebac}}, {{t+|sh|zajebant}},
* Slovak: {{t|sk|hajzel}}, {{t|sk|zmrd|m}}, {{t+|sk|sviňa}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|pizdun}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|hijo de puta|m}}, {{t|es|puta madre|f}}, {{t|es|mal parido}}, {{t+|es|huevón|m}}, {{t+|es|pendejo|m}}, {{t+|es|cojudo|m}}, {{t+|es|cojonudo|m}}, {{t|es|trolazo|m}}, {{t|es|rotocafé|m}} {{qualifier|Latin America}}, {{t+|es|hijo de la chingada|m}} {{qualifier|Mexico}}, {{t+|es|cerdo|m}} {{qualifier|Central America}}, {{t|es|hijo de perra|m}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|mammaknullare}} {{qualifier|literally|rarely used}}, {{t+|sv|jävel|c}} {{qualifier|more common}}, {{t+|sv|horunge|c}}, {{t+|sv|skitstövel|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|putang ina mo}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|orospu çocuğu}}, {{t+|tr|piç}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|ублю́док|m|sc=Cyrl}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|địt con mẹ mày}}, {{t+|vi|đụ má mày}} {{qualifier|South Vietnam}}
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====See also====
* {{l|en|bastard}}
* {{l|en|inbred}}

====References====
<references/>

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=ceefhkmorrtu|fothermucker}}

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{{cln|en|swear words}}
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