Bitch Definition

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Definition

Bitch, literally meaning a female dog, is a slang pejorative for a person, commonly a woman, who is belligerent, unreasonable, malicious, a control freak, rudely intrusive or aggressive. When applied to a man, bitch is a derogatory term for a subordinate.

Its original use as a vulgarism, documented to the fourteenth century, suggested high sexual desire in a woman, comparable to a dog in heat. The range of meanings has expanded in modern usage. In a feminist context, it can indicate a strong or assertive woman.

History

The term "bitch" comes from the 1150 word bicche, which was developed from the Old English word bicce. It also may have been derived from the Old Norse word bikkja for "female dog". The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term meaning "female dog" to around 1000 A.D.

As a derogatory term for women, it has been in use since the fourteenth or fifteenth century. Its earliest slang meaning mainly referred to sexual behaviour.

In modern usage the slang term bitch has different meanings depending largely on social context and may vary from very offensive to endearing, and as with many slang terms its meaning and nuances can vary depending on the region in which it is used.

Modern use can include self-description, often as an unfairly difficult person. For example, in the New York Times bestseller The Bitch in the House, a woman describes her marriage: "I'm fine all day at work, but as soon as I get home, I'm a horror....I'm the bitch in the house."

Generally, the term is still considered offensive, and not accepted in formal situations. According to linguist Deborah Tannen, "Bitch is the most contemptible thing you can say about a woman. Save perhaps the four-letter C word." It's common for the word to be censored on Prime time TV, often rendered as "the b-word".

Idioms

Son of a bitch

The term son of a bitch is a form of profanity usually used to refer to a man who is nasty, rude or otherwise offensive.

Bitch Slap

The term "bitch slap" is derived from American slang. In the original sense, a bitch slap is a powerful, full-swing slap in the face with the front of the hand, evoking the way an angry pimp might slap a defiant prostitute (not to be confused with a pimp slap which uses the back of the hand). However, the term is now frequently used figuratively to describe a humiliating defeat or punishment.

Riding bitch

"Riding bitch" is a slang term for riding pillion, sitting behind the driver on a motorcycle. It can also refer to sitting between others in a car.

In cards

To have the "bitch end" of a hand in poker is to have the weaker version of the same hand as another player. This situation occurs especially in poker games with community cards. For example, to have a lower straight than one's opponent is to have the bitch end.

Other Forms

When used as a verb, to bitch means to complain. Usage in this context is almost always pejorative in intent. Allegedly, it was originally used to refer to the stereotypical wife's constant complaints about petty things, effectively tying in the etymology with the vulgar slang for an unpleasant woman.

As an adjective, the term sometimes has a meaning opposite its usual connotations. Something that is bitching or bitchin' is really great. For example, an admired motorcycle may be praised as a "bitchin' bike".

Dictionary.com Definition 

noun

1.

a female dog:

The bitch won first place in the sporting dogs category.

2.

a female of canines generally.

3.

Slang.

1. a malicious, unpleasant, selfish person, especially a woman.
2. a lewd woman.
3. Disparaging and Offensive. any woman.

4.

Slang. a person who is submissive or subservient to someone, usuallyin a humiliating way:

Tom is so her bitch—he never questions what she decides.

5.

Slang.

1. a man who willingly or unwillingly submits to the will and control ofa dominant partner in a sexual relationship, especially with anotherman, as in prison bitch :
   Watch out, or your cellmate will make you his prison bitch.
2. a gay man who assumes the passive or female role in a sexualrelationship.

6.

Slang.

1. a complaint.
   See also bitch session.
2. anything difficult or unpleasant:
   That test was a real bitch.
3. anything memorable, especially something exceptionally good:
   You threw one bitch of a party last night.

verb (used without object)

7.

Slang. to complain; gripe:

They bitched about the service, then about the bill.

verb (used with object)

8.

Slang. to spoil; bungle (sometimes followed by up):

He bitched the job completely. You really bitched up this mathproblem.

Idioms

9.

sit /ride bitch, to sit uncomfortably between two others in themiddle of the front or back seat of a car, particularly one with a raisedsection in the middle resulting in being forced to bring one's knees upin a bent position:

When I was young, I was the smallest, so I was always stuck sittingbitch. Please don't make me ride bitch again!

Google Definition 

bitch

noun

1. 1.

   a female dog, wolf, fox, or otter.
2. 2.

   informal

   a spiteful or unpleasant woman.

   
   

verb

informal

1. 1.

   make spitefully critical comments.

   "everybody was bitching about their colleagues"

   synonyms:

   be spiteful about, criticize, find fault with, run down, cast aspersions on,speak ill of, slander, malign;

Urban Dictionary Definition

Bitch 

(1) Word used to describe the act of whining excessively. 

(2) Person who rides specifically in the middle of a front-seatting only car meant for 2 passengers or less. 

(3) Modern-day servant; A person who performs tasks for another, usually degrading in status. 

(4) Term used to exclaim hardship. 

(1) "Stop bitching Todd!" 
(2) "Can I ride bitch?" 
(3) "Bring my friend and I some vodka bitch" 
(4) *Peron tells story to other cellmate, depicting how they came to be there, cellmate says* "Ain't that a Bitch!"

As you can see there are many different definitions to the word Bitch.