bitch

[ bich ]

noun

1. a female dog:

   This is the third year in a row that a bitch won first place in the sporting dogs category.

2. a female canine generally.
3. Slang.
   1. a malicious, unpleasant, selfish person, especially a woman.
   2. Older Use. a lewd woman.
   3. Disparaging and Offensive. any woman.
4. Informal. a person, especially a woman (often used as a term of address):

   Hey bitches, let's go party!

5. Slang.
   1. a complaint. bitch session ( def ).
   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.

6. Slang: Disparaging. a person who is submissive or subservient to someone, usually in a humiliating way:

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

7. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
   1. a man who willingly or unwillingly submits to the will and control of a dominant partner in a sexual relationship, especially with another man, as in prison bitch
   2. a gay man who is penetrated in anal intercourse, or who assumes a submissive role in a sexual relationship.

verb (used without object)

1. Slang. to complain; gripe:

   They bitched about the service, then about the bill.

verb (used with object)

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

   He bitched the interview completely.

   You really bitched up this paint job.

bitch

/ bɪtʃ /

noun

1. a female dog or other female canine animal, such as a wolf
2. offensive.
   a malicious, spiteful, or coarse woman
3. slang.
   a complaint
4. slang.
   a difficult situation or problem
5. slang.
   a person who acts as a subordinate or slave to another person

verb

1. intr to complain; grumble
2. to behave (towards) in a spiteful or malicious manner
3. tr,often foll byup to botch; bungle

Other Words From

• su·per·bitch noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bitch¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English bicche, Old English bicce; cognate with Old Norse bikkja

Word History and Origins

Origin of bitch¹

Old English bicce

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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

   When I was young, I was the smallest, so I always had to sit bitch.

   Please don't make me ride bitch again!