Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A female canine animal, especially a dog.
- noun Offensive A woman considered to be mean, overbearing, or contemptible.
- noun A prostitute considered in relation to a pimp.
- noun A person in a subservient sexual role, especially an incarcerated male who provides sex to another male under threat of violence or in exchange for protection.
- noun A person who is submissive to another, usually by performing menial or unpleasant tasks.
- noun A man considered to be weak or contemptible.
- noun Slang A complaint.
- noun Slang Something very unpleasant or difficult.
- intransitive verb To complain; grumble.
- intransitive verb To botch; bungle. Often used with up.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun plural A set of three chains for slinging pipes.
- noun The female of the dog; also, by extension, the female of other canine animals, as of the wolf and fox.
- noun A coarse name of reproach for a woman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb slang to complain in a whining or grumbling manner; to gripe.
- noun The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox.
- noun An opprobrious name for a woman, especially a lewd woman.
- noun an unpleasant, malicious, or offensive person.
- noun slang something difficult or unpleasant.
- noun slang a
complaint .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
female dog or othercanine . In particular one who has recently hadpuppies . - noun colloquial A
complaint . - noun colloquial, usually only used in the singular A difficult or confounding
problem . - noun colloquial A
queen (playing card ), particularly thequeen of spades in thecard game ofhearts . - noun figuratively Something unforgiving and unpleasant.
- verb intransitive To
behave oract as a bitch. - verb transitive (Should we
delete (+) this sense?) To makederogatory comments. - verb transitive To
criticize spitefully, often for the sake of complaining rather than in order to have the problem corrected.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb say mean things
- noun female of any member of the dog family
- noun an unpleasant difficulty
- noun informal terms for objecting
- verb complain
- noun a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The word bitch stung and confused me about how to handle myself.
Daylle Deanna Schwartz: I've Been Called Worse Daylle Deanna Schwartz 2011
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The word bitch stung and confused me about how to handle myself.
Daylle Deanna Schwartz: I've Been Called Worse Daylle Deanna Schwartz 2011
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MARK THE MISOGYNIST: He has a horrible relationship with his mother, ex-wife, and/or girlfriend, usually describes them as crazy, psycho, or bipolar, and he uses the word bitch a lot.
Become Your Own Matchmaker Patti Stanger with Lisa Johnson Mandell 2009
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For me, it's the stark difference between men using the term bitch and women using the term bitch.
The View: Whoopi & Elizabeth Discuss the "N" Word (Video) 2008
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In English, the term "bitch" might be closer to conveying what he meant, Mr. Misdaq said.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Timothy Appleby 2012
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Using the term "bitch" other than its biological meaning is demeaning to women in general.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Lisa Belkin 2012
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The word "bitch" is still somewhat socially acceptable in modern day conversation, but that doesn't make it any less offensive.
Hayley Rose Horzepa: The N-Word, The B-Word, and Rihanna Hayley Rose Horzepa 2011
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"You know that under our Dignity in the Workplace Policy you're not permitted to use the word 'bitch' except as a verb or to refer to a female member of a non-human mammalian species."
Find an Assistant the Greek Magical Papyri Way! Con Chapman 2011
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That realization made me realize the word "bitch" is used as a verbal weapon to manipulate women and helped me get past it and move to a place of real empowerment.
Daylle Deanna Schwartz: I've Been Called Worse Daylle Deanna Schwartz 2011
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The "N word" has roots as old as our nation, while the root's of the derogatory term "bitch" are even older.
Hayley Rose Horzepa: The N-Word, The B-Word, and Rihanna Hayley Rose Horzepa 2011
samoritan commented on the word bitch
This is the word I love to hate. It has gone from meaning a female dog to a vulgar reference to a angry woman to a mainstream reference for an upwardly-moble woman. Lately I heard it used as a non-gender reference for someone who does general tasks ("He is the office bitch.") Altho I personally wouldn't use it, "Bitch" is a truly amazing example of the organic ability of language to change in context over time.
December 19, 2007
uselessness commented on the word bitch
I like WeirdNet's definition of it, too.
December 19, 2007
seanahan commented on the word bitch
The same as in "Life's a bitch". I also like riding the usage, "riding bitch", describing being the one stuck in the middle backseat of a car.
December 19, 2007
arcadia commented on the word bitch
Well said, samoritan!
December 19, 2007
arcadia commented on the word bitch
seanahan, I once saw a very small car park and 7 college guys get out. One who had emerged from the back seat was rubbing his neck and mumbled, "dude, shotgun" the way you'd utter dying words. Hilarious. I guess he was the "riding bitch" of which you speak.
December 19, 2007
uselessness commented on the word bitch
Isn't "riding bitch" a verb? Like, "I had to ride bitch in Jack's Miata"?
December 19, 2007
seanahan commented on the word bitch
It is the "bitch seat", "riding bitch" is short for "riding in the bitch seat".
December 20, 2007
bilby commented on the word bitch
"It was June 10th, six-thirty in the evening, plenty of light left in the sky. Summer, that beautiful green bitch, had ridden into Maine again."
- 'The Dark Half', Stephen King.
December 31, 2007
plethora commented on the word bitch
I've seen it used with WeirdNet's definition.
As in, "Omg, this Chemistry assignment is a bitch!"
I have also been guilty of using bitchin' to describe things that are good as well as things that are bad.
April 3, 2008
kewpid commented on the word bitch
Speaking of chemistry, Boron, Iodine, Technetium, Hydrogen: BITcH
June 27, 2008
bilby commented on the word bitch
In Tokyo.
September 30, 2009