English

Etymology

OE. biche, bicche, AS. bicce

Pronunciation
AHD|bĭch, IPA|/bɪt�/, SAMPA|/bItS/
audio|en-us-bitch.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪt�

Noun
en-noun|es

1. 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!

1. 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

1. 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, didnâ��t you? — w:Glenn Close|Glenn Close in the movie w:The Jagged Edge|The Jagged Edge.

1. context|jocular|slang (used with a possessive pronoun; used especially between women, between gay men and between women and gay men) One's friend.

#: What�s up, my bitch?
#: How my bitches been doin'?

1. An angry retort directed to a close buddy.

#: Will you stop this, my bitch??

1. 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.

1. 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, �This House Is Freakin� Sweet�, �Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater�, Family Guy, season 2, episode 1, Fox Broadcasting Company
#*: Now that you're stinking rich, we'd gladly be your bitch.

1. slang A complaint.
2. 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, don�t you think?

1. 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

Armenian: Ö�Õ¡Õ® (qats)
Bosnian: t-|bs|kuja|f
Breton: kiez f
Bulgarian: к��ка (ku�ka) f
Chinese: � (g�u)
Danish: tæve (female dog)
Dutch: teef f
Ewe: avun� f
Finnish: t+|fi|narttu
French: chienne (dog), louve (wolf), renarde (fox) f
German: t+|de|Hündin|f
Greek: �κ�λα (skila) f
Hebrew: ���� (kalba) f
Hindi: ��त�तिया� f
Hungarian: szuka, n�stény
Interlingua: can#Interlingua|can (feminin)
Italian: t+|it|cagna|f
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Japanese: �� (����, mesu inu)
Korean: �� (amkae)
Latvian: kuce f
Lithuanian: t-|lt|kal�|f|xs=Lithuanian
Macedonian: к��ка (ku�ka) f
Malayalam: ��ത�തിപ�പ���ി (ku�θ�p�a��i)
Maltese: kelba f
Norwegian: tispe f
Novial: hunda
Polish: t+|pl|suka|f
Portuguese: cadela f, cachorra f
Romanian: t-|ro|c�ţea|f
Russian: t+|ru|��ка|f|trsúka|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: cù#Scottish Gaelic|cù boireann m
Serbian: psica f, ku�ka f, suka f, kuja f
Slovak: t-|sk|suka|f
Slovene: psica f
Spanish: t+|es|perra|f
Swedish: tik c, hynda
Tamazight: �ⴰⵢⴷ�� (taydit) f
Telugu: �డ����� (aaDakukka)
Ugaritic: klbt f
Welsh: t-|cy|gast|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|spiteful woman
Armenian: Ö�Õ¡Õ® (qats)
Bosnian: ku�ka f
Breton: louskenn f, liboudenn f
Bulgarian: к��ка (ku�ka) f, к��ва (kurva) f, �азв�а�ни�а (razvratnica) f
Chinese: 賤人, 贱人 (jiàn rén); �� (bi�ozi)
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: �κ�λα (skila) f
Hebrew: ���� (kalba) f
Hungarian: kurva, luvnya, lotyó, ribanc, ribi, ringyó, szajha
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Interlingua: puta, putana f
Italian: t-|it|stronza|f, t+|it|troia|f
Latvian: kuce f
Lithuanian: t-|lt|kal�|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|c�ţea|f
Russian: ��ка (súka) f, вед�ма (véd�ma) 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
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trans-top|spiteful man, especially a gay man
Dutch: t+|nl|poot|m
Russian: жопо�ник (žópo�nik) m
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trans-top|jocular slang: one's friend
Russian: ���ак (šurák) m, ко�е� (kóreš) m
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trans-top|person in an unfavorable, undesirable position
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trans-top|person in relationship who is made to adopt a submissive role
Dutch: bitch m & f
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trans-top|a complaint
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trans-top|difficult or confounding problem
French: casse-tête m
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References

Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

Verb
en-verb|bitch|es

1. 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?

1. 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)
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trans-top|complain (about something) spitefully
Breton: klemm, soroc'hal, grozmolat
Finnish: purnata, vittuilla (vulgar)
French: râler, chialer, pester, rouspéter
Interlingua: querelar, lamentar
Polish: psioczy�
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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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Category:Dogs
Category:Vulgarities

de:bitch
fa:bitch
fr:bitch
gd:bitch
hi:bitch
io:bitch
hu:bitch
pl:bitch
pt:bitch
ru:bitch
fi:bitch
te:bitch
vi:bitch
zh:bitch

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