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bastard

[bas-terd] / ˈbæs tərd /


NOUN
jerk
Synonyms
WEAK
ass asshole dumbass fuckup idiot motherfucker shithead son of a bitch


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On Sept. 30, 1955, Dean — described by The Times as “one of Hollywood’s brightest new motion-picture stars” — sped through rural Kern County in a silver Porsche 550 Spyder nicknamed Little Bastard.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Yet “as the weeks passed, the mood became one of despair,” writes Anna Whitlock, author of Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen.

From National Geographic • Sep. 11, 2023

“Let’s not be fooled,” said Daniel Bastard, the Asia-Pacific director for Reporters Without Borders.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022

"There was a real emphasis on 'aggressive' bitterness," Grimm said, "and IPAs like Stone's Arrogant Bastard made a big deal about how 'extreme' they were and how only really hardcore people could 'handle' it."

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2022

I climb into my mom’s old Saturn VUE, better known as Little Bastard, and head to Violet Markey’s on the farm road that runs parallel to National Road, the main artery that cuts through town.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven




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