"mofo" meaning in English

See mofo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈməʊfəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmoʊfoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-mofo.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊfəʊ Etymology: Abbreviation of motherfucker or motherfucking. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mofo (not comparable)
  1. (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucking. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, slang, vulgar Alternative form of: motherfucking
    Sense id: en-mofo-en-adj-N38x-Jwe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 34 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mo-fo, mo fo, mo' fo

Adverb

IPA: /ˈməʊfəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmoʊfoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-mofo.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊfəʊ Etymology: Abbreviation of motherfucker or motherfucking. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} mofo (not comparable)
  1. (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucking. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, slang, vulgar Alternative form of: motherfucking
    Sense id: en-mofo-en-adv-N38x-Jwe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 34 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mo-fo, mo fo, mo' fo

Noun

IPA: /ˈməʊfəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmoʊfoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-mofo.ogg Forms: mofos [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊfəʊ Etymology: Abbreviation of motherfucker or motherfucking. Head templates: {{en-noun}} mofo (plural mofos)
  1. (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucker. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, slang, vulgar Alternative form of: motherfucker
    Sense id: en-mofo-en-noun-LthrYKmz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 34 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mo-fo, mo fo, mo' fo

Inflected forms

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