mamzer

Meaning

Noun

  • A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person.
  • A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.
  • A contemptible person; a jerk.

Origin

  • Hebrew ממזר ("bastard")

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