English
Etymology
OE. biche, bicche, AS. bicce
Pronunciation
AHD|bÄch, IPA|/bɪtÊ/, SAMPA|/bItS/
audio|en-us-bitch.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪtÊ
Noun
en-noun|es
- context|usually|jocular|or|archaic The female of the dog or other canine. In particular one who has recently had puppy|puppies.
#: My bitch just had puppies: they're so sweet!
- context|vulgar|derogatory A malicious, spiteful, unbearable, intrusive, or mean woman or girl.
#: Ann gossiped about me and mocked my work; sometimes she can be a real bitch!
#: 1913 'Look at the children, you nasty little bitch!' he sneered. — D. H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, I. iv. 60
- context|vulgar|derogatory By extension, a man with any of these qualities, especially a gay man (suggesting his behavior is womanly).
#:You called me a bitch, didnât you? — w:Glenn Close|Glenn Close in the movie w:The Jagged Edge|The Jagged Edge.
- context|jocular|slang (used with a possessive pronoun; used especially between women, between gay men and between women and gay men) One's friend.
#: Whatâs up, my bitch?
#: How my bitches been doin'?
- An angry retort directed to a close buddy.
#: Will you stop this, my bitch??
- A person in an unfavorable, undesirable position.
#: When we pile into the car, I tend to be a bitch, stuck in the middle of the back seats.
- A person in a relationship who is made to adopt a submissive role.
#: Do you have to ask your girl before you do everything? You must be the bitch in the relationship.
#*1999 September 23, Chris Sheridan, âThis House Is Freakinâ Sweetâ, âPeter, Peter, Caviar Eaterâ, Family Guy, season 2, episode 1, Fox Broadcasting Company
#*: Now that you're stinking rich, we'd gladly be your bitch.
- slang A complaint.
- slang (usually only used in the singular; also bitch of a question, bitch of a problem, etc) A difficult or confounding problem.
#: Question 5 was a real bitch, donât you think?
- slang A queen (the playing card)
Usage notes
The noun bitch is sometimes diffused by intentional colloquial overuse or misuse. In print, the noun referring to a person is demeaning and sometimes implies that the person being insulted is subservient.
In professional circles, the noun bitch is sometimes used to refer to intelligent and ambitious women with a high level of sex-appeal who use those qualities to achieve their goals.
Synonyms
sense|female dog, etc female (when the species is specified or implied)
sense|malicious, etc, woman cow
sense|malicious, etc, man bastard
sense|jocular slang, one's friend
sense|person in an unfavorable, undesirable position
sense|person in a relationship who is made to adopt a submissive role doormat
sense|a complaint gripe, grumble, kvetch, moan, whinge
sense|difficult or confounding problem toughie, stinker
sense|to talk about
Derived terms
bitch fight
bitching<!--noun-->
bitch slap
bitch switch
bitchy
bull-bitch
flip a bitch
life's a bitch
payback is a bitch, payback's a bitch
son of a bitch, sonofabitch
Translations
trans-top|female canine
Aramaic:
Armenian: ÖÕ¡Õ® (qats)
Bosnian: t-|bs|kuja|f
Breton: kiez f
Bulgarian: кÑÑка (kuÄka) f
Chinese: ç (gÇu)
Danish: tæve (female dog)
Dutch: teef f
Ewe: avunÉ f
Finnish: t+|fi|narttu
French: chienne (dog), louve (wolf), renarde (fox) f
German: t+|de|Hündin|f
Greek: ÏκÏλα (skila) f
Hebrew: ×××× (kalba) f
Hindi: à¤à¥à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤¯à¤¾à¤ f
Hungarian: szuka, nÅstény
Interlingua: can#Interlingua|can (feminin)
Italian: t+|it|cagna|f
trans-mid
Japanese: éç¬ (ãããã¬, mesu inu)
Korean: ììº (amkae)
Latvian: kuce f
Lithuanian: t-|lt|kalÄ|f|xs=Lithuanian
Macedonian: кÑÑка (kuÄka) f
Malayalam: à´àµà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´àµà´à´¿ (kuËθËpËaÊËi)
Maltese: kelba f
Norwegian: tispe f
Novial: hunda
Polish: t+|pl|suka|f
Portuguese: cadela f, cachorra f
Romanian: t-|ro|cÄÅ£ea|f
Russian: t+|ru|ÑÑка|f|trsúka|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: cù#Scottish Gaelic|cù boireann m
Serbian: psica f, kuÄka f, suka f, kuja f
Slovak: t-|sk|suka|f
Slovene: psica f
Spanish: t+|es|perra|f
Swedish: tik c, hynda
Tamazight: âµâ´°âµ¢â´·âµâµ (taydit) f
Telugu: à°à°¡à°à±à°à±à° (aaDakukka)
Ugaritic: klbt f
Welsh: t-|cy|gast|xs=Welsh
trans-bottom
trans-top|spiteful woman
Armenian: ÖÕ¡Õ® (qats)
Bosnian: kuÄka f
Breton: louskenn f, liboudenn f
Bulgarian: кÑÑка (kuÄka) f, кÑÑва (kurva) f, ÑазвÑаÑниÑа (razvratnica) f
Chinese: 賤人, 贱人 (jià n rén); å©å (biÇozi)
Danish: kælling
Dutch: slet f, bitch f
Finnish: t+|fi|narttu
French: t+|fr|chienne|f, t+|fr|salope|f, t+|fr|garce|f, t+|fr|chipie|f, t+|fr|rosse|f
German: t+|de|Schlampe|f
Greek: ÏκÏλα (skila) f
Hebrew: ×××× (kalba) f
Hungarian: kurva, luvnya, lotyó, ribanc, ribi, ringyó, szajha
trans-mid
Interlingua: puta, putana f
Italian: t-|it|stronza|f, t+|it|troia|f
Latvian: kuce f
Lithuanian: t-|lt|kalÄ|f|xs=Lithuanian
Maltese: qaħba f
Norwegian: tispe f
Polish: t+|pl|suka|f, t+|pl|dziwka|f, t+|pl|kurwa|f
Portuguese: puta f, vagabunda f
Romanian: t-|ro|cÄÅ£ea|f
Russian: ÑÑка (súka) f, ведÑма (védâma) f
Scottish Gaelic: galla f, strìopach f, siùrsach f
Slovak: t-|sk|suka|f, t-|sk|kurva|f
Spanish: puta f, culeda f, ramera f
Swedish: slyna c, subba c
trans-bottom
trans-top|spiteful man, especially a gay man
Dutch: t+|nl|poot|m
Russian: жопоÑник (žópoÄnik) m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|jocular slang: one's friend
Russian: ÑÑÑак (Å¡urák) m, коÑÐµÑ (kóreÅ¡) m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|person in an unfavorable, undesirable position
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|person in relationship who is made to adopt a submissive role
Dutch: bitch m & f
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|a complaint
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|difficult or confounding problem
French: casse-tête m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
References
Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
Verb
en-verb|bitch|es
- transitive (with about) To make derogatory comments about (a person) without the person's knowledge.
#: Look, I saw you bitching about me yesterday, I know how you feel: why can't you say it to my face?
- transitive (with about) To criticize (something) spitefully, often for the sake of complaining rather than in order to have the problem corrected.
#:All you ever do is bitch about the food I cook for you!
<!--same as above sense: #To grumble.-->
<!--move to "bitch up" #To botch or bungle.
#:You really bitched up this time!-->
Synonyms
(make derogatory comments (about someone)): badmouth, slag off (UK), snipe at
(complain spitefully (about something)): gripe about/at, grumble about/at, kvetch about/at, moan about/at, piss and moan about/at, sniff at, whine about/at, whinge about/at
Translations
trans-top|make derogatory comments about (a person)
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|complain (about something) spitefully
Breton: klemm, soroc'hal, grozmolat
Finnish: purnata, vittuilla (vulgar)
French: râler, chialer, pester, rouspéter
Interlingua: querelar, lamentar
Polish: psioczyÄ
trans-mid
Portuguese: queixar-se, reclamar, lamentar(-se), lamuriar(-se), choramingar
Slovak: frfľať, sťažovať sa
Spanish: quejar(se), requejar(se)
Swedish: gnälla, klaga, tjafsa
Türkish: deneme
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hu:bitch
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ru:bitch
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