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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

== [[Anime and Manga]] ==
* At the beginning of ''[[Akira]]''.
* At the beginning of ''[[Akira]]''.
* Used in [[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]. Also includes "fatherfucker".
* Used in ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt]]''. Also includes "fatherfucker".


== [[Film]] ==
== [[Film]] ==
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** [[Bowdlerize|Yippi-Ki-Yay, Mr. Falcon]]?
** [[Bowdlerize|Yippi-Ki-Yay, Mr. Falcon]]?
* [[History of the World Part One]]:
* [[History of the World Part One]]:
{{quote|''Oedipus'': Hey Josephus!
{{quote|'''Oedipus''': Hey Josephus!
''Josephus'': Hey motherfucker! }}
'''Josephus''': Hey motherfucker! }}
* The [[Predator]] is [[Phrase Catcher|frequently called]] "one ugly motherfucker". And in ''Predator 2'', it's part of his vocabulary ([[Roger Ebert]] [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19901121/REVIEWS/11210302/1023 even complained]: "It's no help that the predators can speak English, since the first word out of the creature's mouth is that vile 12-letter street expression.").
* The [[Predator]] is [[Phrase Catcher|frequently called]] "one ugly motherfucker". And in ''Predator 2'', it's part of his vocabulary ([[Roger Ebert]] [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19901121/REVIEWS/11210302/1023 even complained]: "It's no help that the predators can speak English, since the first word out of the creature's mouth is that vile 12-letter street expression.").
* [[Samuel L. Jackson]], as his wallet could tell you, was a [[Bad Motherfucker]] in ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''.
* [[Samuel L. Jackson]], as his wallet could tell you, was a [[Bad Motherfucker]] in ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''.
{{quote|'''[[Samuel L. Jackson|Jules Winfield:]]''' ''Say "what" again! Say "what" AGAIN! I dare, you, I double dare you, '''motherfucker'''! '''SAY "WHAT" ONE MORE GODDAMN TIME!'''''
{{quote|'''[[Samuel L. Jackson|Jules Winfield:]]''' ''Say "what" again! Say "what" AGAIN! I dare, you, I double dare you, '''motherfucker'''! '''SAY "WHAT" ONE MORE GODDAMN TIME!'''''
'''Jules Winfield:''' Oh, you're ready to blow? Well, I'm a mushroom-cloud-laying motherfucker, motherfucker! }}
'''Jules Winfield:''' Oh, you're ready to blow? Well, I'm a mushroom-cloud-laying motherfucker, motherfucker! }}
* Samuel L. Jackson again in ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'': "Enough is enough, I've had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!" In fact, his association with the word is the only reason the line exists: it was an [[Memetic Mutation|internet meme]] that developed after the title and cast were announced, and studio execs basically decided to [[Throw It In]] as everyone was expecting it anyway.
* Samuel L. Jackson again in ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'': "Enough is enough, I've had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!" In fact, his association with the word is the only reason the line exists: it was an [[Memetic Mutation|internet meme]] that developed after the title and cast were announced, and studio execs basically decided to [[Throw It In]] as everyone was expecting it anyway.
* And Samuel L. Jackson once again, in ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'', [[Curse Cut Short|almost]] gets it out as the very last spoken line in the movie.
* The theme from ''[[Shaft]]''
* The theme from ''[[Shaft]]''
{{quote|They say this cat Shaft is a bad Mother --
{{quote|''They say this cat Shaft is a bad Mother --
[[Curse Cut Short|Shut your mouth!]]
''[[Curse Cut Short|Shut your mouth!]]
But I'm talking 'bout Shaft
''But I'm talking 'bout Shaft
Then we can dig it! }}
''Then we can dig it! }}


== [[Live Action Television]] ==
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Dexter]]'' has Doakes, who pretty much has it as his [[Catch Phrase]]. "Surprise, motherfucker!"
* ''[[Dexter]]'' has Doakes, who pretty much has it as his [[Catch Phrase]]. "Surprise, motherfucker!"
* [[Stephen Colbert]] once turned to a photo of [[George Carlin]] and called him a motherf*beep*er.
* [[Stephen Colbert]] once turned to a photo of [[George Carlin]] and called him a motherf*beep*er.
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* Many [[Gangsta Rap]] songs.
* Many [[Gangsta Rap]] songs.
* The song "Die MF Die" by Dope.
* The song "Die MF Die" by Dope.
* "Killing in the Name" by [[Rage Against the Machine]].
* "Killing in the Name" by [[Rage Against the Machine]].
{{quote|Motherfucker, uh!}}
{{quote|Motherfucker, uh!}}
* "Stealing Society" by [[System of a Down]].
* "Stealing Society" by [[System of a Down]].
{{quote|I'm looking for a mother that will get me high
{{quote|''I'm looking for a mother that will get me high
Just a stupid motherfucker if I die, I die }}
''Just a stupid motherfucker if I die, I die }}


== [[Radio]] ==
== [[Radio]] ==
* On Radio Caroline's 1977 New Year show, Dutch DJ Marc Jacobs responded to a ribbing by another DJ with the words "You motherfucker!" Jacobs later apologised on air, but since Caroline was a pirate station there were no official reprisals.
* On Radio Caroline's 1977 New Year show, Dutch DJ Marc Jacobs responded to a ribbing by another DJ with the words "You motherfucker!" Jacobs later apologised on air, but since Caroline was a pirate station there were no official reprisals.


== [[Stand Up Comedy]] ==
== [[Recorded and Stand Up Comedy]] ==
* [[Frankie Boyle]] says he will never use this word, because it just isn't shocking anymore ...[[Beat]]...[[Catch Phrase|fatherfuckers]].
* [[Frankie Boyle]] says he will never use this word, because it just isn't shocking anymore ...[[Beat]]...[[Catch Phrase|fatherfuckers]].


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== [[Web Comics]] ==
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In [http://bukucomics.com/loserz/go/337 this strip] of ''[[Loserz]]''.
* In [https://web.archive.org/web/20110430081154/http://bukucomics.com/loserz/go/337 this strip] of ''[[Loserz]]''.
* One ''[[Sexy Losers]]'' strip has a guy get called a motherfucker repeatedly. Punchline:
* One ''[[Sexy Losers]]'' strip has a guy get called a motherfucker repeatedly. Punchline:
{{quote|'''Woman:''' Welcome home, hon... What's wrong?
{{quote|'''Woman:''' Welcome home, hon... What's wrong?
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* Gamzee of ''[[Homestuck]]'' uses this constantly, to the point that it's practically a [[Verbal Tic]].
* Gamzee of ''[[Homestuck]]'' uses this constantly, to the point that it's practically a [[Verbal Tic]].


== Web Original ==
== [[Web Original]] ==
* [[The Nostalgia Critic]] uses "[[Ghostbusters|Zuul]], [[Quote Swear Unquote|motherfucker, Zuul!]]" to refer to any raging monster. In fact, the character loves [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|adding the word gratuitously]] (in a commentary, [[Doug Walker]] says that he has discovered that you can add special extra oomph to anything by adding the word "motherfucker" to the end of it.)
* [[The Nostalgia Critic]] uses "[[Ghostbusters|Zuul]], [[Quote Swear Unquote|motherfucker, Zuul!]]" to refer to any raging monster. In fact, the character loves [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|adding the word gratuitously]] (in a commentary, [[Doug Walker]] says that he has discovered that you can add special extra oomph to anything by adding the word "motherfucker" to the end of it.)
* "Well, motherfucker" is a Sad Panda [[Catch Phrase]] in ''[[Forget About It]]''.
* "Well, motherfucker" is a Sad Panda [[Catch Phrase]] in ''[[Forget About It]]''.
* In the famous [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (Let's Play)]], Pokecapn lets out an Atomic Mother F Bomb when a floating ball platform suddenly dissapears from under him.
* In the famous [[Let's Play Sonic 2006]], Pokecapn lets out an Atomic Mother F Bomb when a floating ball platform suddenly dissapears from under him.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut]]'': "[http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?hid=B7yPwxunn9o= Shut Your Fucking Face, Uncle Fucka]." Uncle rather than mother, but the principle's the same.
* ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'': "[http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?hid=B7yPwxunn9o= Shut Your Fucking Face, Uncle Fucka]." Uncle rather than mother, but the principle's the same.
** The song was originally going to use motherfucker, but they changed it to avoid an [[NC 17]] rating in America.
** The song was originally going to use motherfucker, but they changed it to avoid an [[NC 17]] rating in America.
* Batman drops one (in reaction to being mooned) in a [[Robot Chicken]] short.
* Batman drops one (in reaction to being mooned) in a [[Robot Chicken]] short.
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Latest revision as of 21:50, 12 January 2022

Simply put, this article is about the word "motherfucker."

This is one of the Seven Dirty Words, and about the worst insult for a man. (For women, see Country Matters.) Yep, it's telling him he committed Parental Incest, with the female one, and is about the worst thinkable insult, because Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas.

Interestingly, the Mother of All Bombs can have a completely different meaning. "Bad motherfucker", in the right context, is not an insult, but means Badass. And if the speaker has N-Word Privileges, they might even use it as a generic expletive for anything, like in "back dat pussy, she a muh-fuckuh" and "hotter than a muh-fuckuh out here".

The form "mofo" is sometimes used in text and speech. The pronunciation "muh-fuckuh" softens it slightly, but only really works for people with N-Word Privileges, as stated above.

Examples of Mother F-Bomb include:

Anime and Manga

Film

Oedipus: Hey Josephus!
Josephus: Hey motherfucker!

Jules Winfield: Say "what" again! Say "what" AGAIN! I dare, you, I double dare you, motherfucker! SAY "WHAT" ONE MORE GODDAMN TIME!
Jules Winfield: Oh, you're ready to blow? Well, I'm a mushroom-cloud-laying motherfucker, motherfucker!

  • Samuel L. Jackson again in Snakes on a Plane: "Enough is enough, I've had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!" In fact, his association with the word is the only reason the line exists: it was an internet meme that developed after the title and cast were announced, and studio execs basically decided to Throw It In as everyone was expecting it anyway.
  • And Samuel L. Jackson once again, in Avengers: Infinity War, almost gets it out as the very last spoken line in the movie.
  • The theme from Shaft

They say this cat Shaft is a bad Mother --
Shut your mouth!
But I'm talking 'bout Shaft
Then we can dig it!

Live-Action TV

Music

Motherfucker, uh!

I'm looking for a mother that will get me high
Just a stupid motherfucker if I die, I die

Radio

  • On Radio Caroline's 1977 New Year show, Dutch DJ Marc Jacobs responded to a ribbing by another DJ with the words "You motherfucker!" Jacobs later apologised on air, but since Caroline was a pirate station there were no official reprisals.

Recorded and Stand Up Comedy

Video Games

  • Washington from House of the Dead: Overkill refers to every character in the game as a motherfucker. ...Except for the one guy who actually might have fucked his mother.
  • This is actually the very first swearword in Brutal Legend; the game even asks at this point whether it should bleep expletives out, not any sooner.

Web Comics

Woman: Welcome home, hon... What's wrong?
Guy: We have to leave town again, mom, they're onto us.

Web Original

Western Animation