Reply #319: mine lists three out of five as offensive definitions

[bearfartinthewoods]

in fact, all usages of bitch as a noun reference offensive so i win, dictionary boy :eyesroll:

bitch < bich >

noun (plural bitch·es)

1. {b]taboo term: a highly offensive term for a woman that describes her as spiteful, quarrelsome, and unprincipled ( taboo )


2. complaint: a querulous nagging complaint ( slang ) ( {b]often considered offensive )


3. something difficult: a difficult thing or situation ( slang ) ( {b]often considered offensive )
That lock’s a real bitch to open.



intransitive verb (past bitched, past participle bitched, present participle bitch·ing, 3rd person present singular bitch·es)

1. be nasty about somebody: to talk about somebody who is not present in an unpleasant or malicious way ( slang )


2. complain continually: to complain or grumble about something continually




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