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hard as a motherfucker

rude slang A phrase that usually follows a verb as an intensifier. Often abbreviated as "HAM." We lost because the other team went hard as a motherfucker from the opening face-off to the final buzzer—and we sure didn't. My parents will go hard as a motherfucker on me when they see I'm failing four classes. If I don't get my grades up, I'll be grounded for life! A: "Geez, you sure went HAM on that cheeseburger." B: "What, I'm starving!"

motherfucker

rude slang

1. A despicable, detestable, or untrustworthy person. No, I won't lend him any money—that motherfucker still owes me 20 bucks! I'm done responding to your comments, you stupid motherfucker.

2. An extremely problematic or unpleasant thing or situation. The problem is this little motherfucker in the picture I just posted—it just won't fit in where the instructions say it should! I know it's a real motherfucker, but you've got to play ball with the banks, or they could repossess your home!

motherfucker

and MF

1. n. a despicable adversary; a moronic jerk. (Also a dangerous, derogatory, and provocative term of address. Taboo.) You stupid motherfucker! You’re gonna die for that!

2. n. a gadget; a part or thing. (Taboo.) This little motherfucker fits in right here.

3. and mother n. a problem or difficulty. (Taboo.) This test is a real mother.

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References in periodicals archive

When I'm done with Iraq there's going to be ten motherfuckers left standing and they're all going to be saying USA number one.

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"You missed, motherfuckers!" I yelled to the rounds landing off in the distance.

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Maybe I was a little hard on the motherfucker, but what else could I do?

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Joseph Adler, director: The Motherfucker with the Hat resonates for me on so many levels.

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If we had a Two Kill Law on the books, as they say, this motherfucker would be one of them, there's no doubt about it.

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I'm going to get you motherfuckers! Every one of you!

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The title has been translated both as "Shango, the Big SOB" and "Shango, the Holy Motherfucker." Captain-Hidalgo argues for the nearer accuracy of the latter, which expresses admiration and awe in African-American usage.

The Culture of Fiction in the Works of Manuel Zapata Olivella

But after moving cities a few times in her early 20s, putting out a couple of hiss-laden, limited-run releases and doing a year-long stint in the improv-centric psych-rock band Jackie-O Motherfucker, she grew restless with the avant-garde scene and started thinking about how pouring your heart into a good old-fashioned folk or blues melody can pack just as visceral a thrill as abrasive sonics.

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As the playwright says of his subject, "He never said 'motherfucker' on 'Ed Sullivan.'" --Rob Weinert-Kendt

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"The Motherfucker With the Hat" muscled its way into Broadway's Top 10 in week 7 (July 11-17), with the final sesh of the Chris Rock starrer posting a B.O.

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His withering assessment of talk show host Jay Leno--"Ain't a goddamn funny thing about the white motherfucker!"--is typical of his foul mouth and jaundiced perspective, and the flickering blue light in which he is cast does nothing to make him any more appealing.

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Call Senator Exon an "ignorant motherfucker" in Lincoln, Nebraska, and find yourself prosecuted in Bibleburg, Mississippi.

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a man stepped on my toes and said i'm sorry my friend i'm sorry a man poked his umbrella in my eye and said forgive me brother forgive me a man rammed his truck into me and said can't you see motherfucker can't you see

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I wanna punch that motherfucker in the head so bad.

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