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son of a whore. This commonly used epithet is not taken too seriously in northern England, where it is heard most frequent- ly. It does yeoman service in describing everything from a be- loved friend (“How are you, you old son of a whore?”) to an avowed enemy, and is applied to situations of good luck as well as bad luck, even to women as well as men. This is not to say, however, that someone might not take exception and break one’s nose for using it. |