Hurenbock

German

Etymology

From Hure +‎ -en- +‎ Bock.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Hurenbock m (strong, genitive Hurenbockes or Hurenbocks, plural Hurenböcke)

1. (derogatory) a promiscuous man, especially (but not necessarily) one who frequents prostitutes

Usage notes

• The word is virtually never used in a positive, macho tone and has similarly negative connotations as Hure or Schlampe have for a woman. It is, however, less frequent in everyday use than these last.

Declension

Declension of Hurenbock [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hurenbock	die	Hurenböcke
genitive	eines	des	Hurenbockes, Hurenbocks	der	Hurenböcke
dative	einem	dem	Hurenbock, Hurenbocke1	den	Hurenböcken
accusative	einen	den	Hurenbock	die	Hurenböcke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Hurenbock” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Hurenbock” in Duden online