"muthafucka" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-ncalif-muthafucka.ogg Forms: muthafuckas [plural], mutha fucka [alternative], mutha phucka [alternative]
Etymology: From mutha (“mother”) + fucka (“fucker”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mutha|fucka|gloss1=mother|gloss2=fucker}} mutha (“mother”) + fucka (“fucker”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} muthafucka (plural muthafuckas)
  1. (vulgar, offensive, African-American Vernacular) motherfucker Tags: offensive, vulgar

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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