Bastard

Bastard may refer to:

• Illegitimacy, the circumstance of being born of parents who are not married to one another. It is also used as a curse word for males to mirror the curse word bitch, which is used for females.

People

• Antoine, bastard of Burgundy (1421-1504), half-brother of Charles the Bold
• E. W. Bastard (1862–1901), Oxford University and Somerset cricketer
• John Bastard (1817–1848), Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club cricketer
• "Li'l Bastard", a pseudonym used by John Mellencamp in the production credits for his albums released in the early-mid 1980s as "John Cougar Mellencamp", starting with Uh-Huh
• "Little Bastard", the stage name for midget wrestler Dylan Postl.
• Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968–2004), hip-hop artist
• Segar Bastard (1854-1921), England international footballer and referee
• Thomas Bastard (1565/6-1618), English epigrammatist
• William the Bastard (1028–1087), King William I of England.

It can also be a general term for someone who is rather obnoxious or unpleasant.

In the arts

• Bastard (song), by Mötley Crüe
• Bastard (band), a short-lived music collaboration which included former Hole member Courtney Love, Veruca Salt member Louise Post, and ex-Rockit Girl/Veruca Salt member Gina Crosley.
• Bastard (1929 book), the first published, literary work of Erskine Caldwell, and now, on account of its brevity, usually published in conjunction with his second literary work, Damn Fool.
• The Bastard, a novel by John Jakes
• Bastard (album), the 1999 album by electronica group Blind Passengers
• Bastard!!, a manga and anime series, and Super Famicom game
• Bastard Operator From Hell, a fictional character in Simon Travaglia's books
• Fat Bastard (character), a character from the Austin Powers movies
• Bastard (zine) a zine published in the late 1990s
• That Yellow Bastard, a character from the "Sin City" graphic novel series
• Bastard (film) a Swedish-Norwegian film directed by Helge Lunde and Gösta Stevens
• Svolochi (in English, Bastards), the 2006 movie
• Lucky Bastards, a 2003 album by Peter Pan Speedrock.
• Grand Bastard Deluxe or GBD, a pop-punk (or punk-rock) band from Lausanne, Switzerland
• Harry The Bastard, a character from the The Young Ones TV Show
• ¡Bastardos!, the eighth studio album by rock band Blues Traveler

Other

• Bastard-sword, the late medieval longsword
• File (tool), A metal working tool
• Bastarda, a Gothic script used in France and Germany during the 14th and 15th centuries
• Bastard (band), Japanese hardcore punk band
• Arrogant Bastard Ale, an American strong ale from the Stone Brewing Company
• bastard (brand), the italian clothing brand

See also

• Bastards (disambiguation)