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bitch

UK/bɪt͡ʃ/ US/bɪʃ/ very common informal slang uk
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

an unpleasant difficulty

  • “this problem is a real bitch”
2.

a woman who is thoroughly disliked

  • “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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3.

informal terms for objecting

  • “I have a gripe about the service here”
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4.

female of any member of the dog family

verb

1.

Origin

From Middle English biche, bicche, from Old English biċċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā, from Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ (“female dog”) (compare Norwegian bikkje (“dog, bitch”), Old Danish bikke (“bitch”)), from Proto-Germanic *bikjaną (“to thrust, attack”) (compare Old Norse bikkja (“to plunge into water”), Dutch bikken (“to hack”)). Related to bicker.

Phrases

  • bad bitch
  • basic bitch
  • biker bitch
  • bitch and a half
  • bitch and moan
  • bitch bag
  • bitch bath
  • bitch breaker
  • bitch burger
  • stitch and bitch

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