Bitch

Noun

 * 1) A female dog or other canine. In particular one who has recently had puppies.
 * My bitch just had puppies: they're so cute!
 * 1)  Term of contempt applied to a woman, conveying a judgement that she or her behavior are despicable, disagreeable, etc.
 * 2)  Term of contempt by extension applied to a man, conveying a judgement that he or his behavior are despicable, disagreeable, etc.
 * 3) * Glenn Close in the movie The Jagged Edge:
 * You called me a bitch, didn’t you?
 * 1)  Friend.
 * What’s up, my bitch?
 * How my bitches been doin'?
 * 1) A person who is made to adopt a submissive role in a relationship. Often preceded by the
 * Do you have to ask your girl before you do everything? You must be the bitch in the relationship.
 * 1) * 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)  A complaint.
 * 2)  A difficult or confounding problem.
 * Question 5 was a real bitch, don’t you think?
 * That's a bitch of a question. (Or, a bitch of a problem, etc.)
 * 1)  A queen (playing card), particularly the queen of spades in the card game of hearts.

Synonyms

 * female
 * cow, harpy
 * bastard
 * doormat
 * gripe, grumble, kvetch, moan, whinge
 * toughie, stinker, pain in the ass
 * gripe, grumble, kvetch, moan, whinge
 * toughie, stinker, pain in the ass

Hyponyms

 * female canine
 * vixen, a female fox
 * she-wolf

Derived terms

 * bitchcakes
 * bitchface
 * bitch fight
 * bitching
 * 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

Alternative forms

 * biatch/biotch
 * beatch/beotch
 * biyatch/biyotch
 * beeyatch/beeyotch

Verb

 * 1)  To make derogatory comments (about a person).
 * Look, I saw you bitching about me yesterday, I know how you feel: why can't you say it to my face?
 * 1)  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!

Synonyms

 * badmouth, slag off, snipe at
 * 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
 * See also Thesaurus:complain

Thesaurus
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