huren-

German

Etymology

From Hure (“whore”), likely back-formation from Hurensohn (“son of a whore”). Possible calque of Polish kurwa (“whore, general profanity”) in some contexts.

Prefix

huren-

1. (vulgar, derogatory) Intensifies nouns, giving them a negative quality.

   ‎huren- + ‎Wetter (“weather”) → ‎Hurenwetter (“terrible weather”)

   • 1996, Ute-Maria Heim, Die Zecke, page 20:

     «Hurensommer», sagte Massut, der so gut Deutsch sprach, daß die meisten seiner Vokabeln mit dem Präfix Huren- begannen.

     "Fucking summer", said Massut, who spoke German so well that most of his vocabulary began with the prefix Huren-.

   • 2014, Horst Koch, Stein - Ein Euro-Thriller, page 74:

     „Ich will was Sinnvolles machen."
     „So eine banale Antwort hätte ich dir nicht zugetraut. Das kommt von der höheren Bildung. Mach deinen Hurenjob."

     "I want to do something with purpose."
     "I wouldn't have expected such a banal answer from you. That comes from your higher education. Do your fucking job."

   • 2017, Elsa Rieger, Am Abgrund:

     Er fluchte, als er die Eisschicht auf der Windschutzscheibe seines alten Saab sah. »Verdammtes Hurenwetter!«

     He swore when he saw the layer of ice on the windscreen of his old Saab. "Damn terrible weather!"