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Motherfucker is a common insult
Insult

An insult is an expression, statement which is considered degrading. Insults may be intentional or accidental. An example of the wikt:latter is a well-intended simple explanation, which in fact is wikt:superfluous, but is given due to underestimating the intelligence or knowledge of the other....
 and profanity
Profanity

The original meaning of the adjective profane referred to items not belonging to the church, e.g. "The fort is the oldest profane building in the town, but the local monastery is older, and is the oldest sacred building," or "besides designing churches, he also designed many profane buildings"....
 in North American English
North American English

North American English is a collective term used for the varieties of the English language that are spoken in North America, namely in the United States and Canada....
 and in other varieties of the English language
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 and is considered offensive and inappropriate. The term can be used to describe somebody as a moron, an idiot
Idiot

Idiot is a word derived from the Greek language , idiotes , from , idios . In Latin the word idiota preceded the Late Latin meaning "uneducated or ignorant person." Its modern meaning and form dates back to Middle English around the year 1300, from the Old French idiote ....
 or backstabber. A study published in 2000 found that British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 people consider it second only to "cunt
Cunt

Cunt IPA:) is a vulgarism referring generally to the female genitalia, specifically the Cleft of Venus. The earliest citation of this usage in the Oxford English Dictionary, circa 1230, refers to the London street known as "Gropecunt Lane"....
" in severity. The obscenity
Obscenity

Obscenity , is a term that is most often used in a law context to describe expressions that offend the prevalent sexual morality of the time....
 is occasionally used among friends with as a sarcastic expression of affection
Affection

Affection is a "disposition or state of mind or body" that is often associated with a feeling or type of love. It has given rise to a number of branches of meaning concerning: emotion ; disease; influence; state of being ; and state of mind Affect ....
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The word appears in George Carlin
George Carlin

George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedy. He was also an actor and author, and he won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums....
's Seven Words You Can't Say On Television
Seven dirty words

The seven dirty words are seven English language words that comedian George Carlin first listed in 1972 in his monologue "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television"....
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Motherfucker is a common insult
Insult

An insult is an expression, statement which is considered degrading. Insults may be intentional or accidental. An example of the wikt:latter is a well-intended simple explanation, which in fact is wikt:superfluous, but is given due to underestimating the intelligence or knowledge of the other....
 and profanity
Profanity

The original meaning of the adjective profane referred to items not belonging to the church, e.g. "The fort is the oldest profane building in the town, but the local monastery is older, and is the oldest sacred building," or "besides designing churches, he also designed many profane buildings"....
 in North American English
North American English

North American English is a collective term used for the varieties of the English language that are spoken in North America, namely in the United States and Canada....
 and in other varieties of the English language
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 and is considered offensive and inappropriate. The term can be used to describe somebody as a moron, an idiot
Idiot

Idiot is a word derived from the Greek language , idiotes , from , idios . In Latin the word idiota preceded the Late Latin meaning "uneducated or ignorant person." Its modern meaning and form dates back to Middle English around the year 1300, from the Old French idiote ....
 or backstabber. A study published in 2000 found that British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 people consider it second only to "cunt
Cunt

Cunt IPA:) is a vulgarism referring generally to the female genitalia, specifically the Cleft of Venus. The earliest citation of this usage in the Oxford English Dictionary, circa 1230, refers to the London street known as "Gropecunt Lane"....
" in severity. The obscenity
Obscenity

Obscenity , is a term that is most often used in a law context to describe expressions that offend the prevalent sexual morality of the time....
 is occasionally used among friends with as a sarcastic expression of affection
Affection

Affection is a "disposition or state of mind or body" that is often associated with a feeling or type of love. It has given rise to a number of branches of meaning concerning: emotion ; disease; influence; state of being ; and state of mind Affect ....
.

The word appears in George Carlin
George Carlin

George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedy. He was also an actor and author, and he won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums....
's Seven Words You Can't Say On Television
Seven dirty words

The seven dirty words are seven English language words that comedian George Carlin first listed in 1972 in his monologue "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television"....
. In one HBO special, he comments that at one point, someone asked him to remove it, since, as a derivative of the word "fuck," it constituted a duplication. He later added it back, claiming that the bit's rhythm doesn't work without it.