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bitchy

[bich-ee] Origin

bitch·y

[bich-ee]
adjective, bitch·i·er, bitch·i·est. Slang.
characteristic of a bitch; spiteful; malicious.

Origin:
1925–30; bitch + -y1

bitch·i·ly, adverb
bitch·i·ness, noun


hateful, mean, vicious, malevolent, invidious.

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a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; a source of annoying difficulty or burden; a recurring snag
to refuse to serve at a bar or restaurant; to be thrown out of or forbidden from an establishment
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bitchy (ˈbɪtʃɪ)
 
adj , bitchier, bitchiest
informal characteristic of or behaving like a bitch; malicious; snide: a bitchy put-down
 
'bitchily
 
adv
 
'bitchiness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

bitchy
1925, U.S. slang, "sexually provocative;" later (1930s) "spiteful, catty, bad-tempered" (usually of females); from bitch (q.v.).
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bitchy definition


  1. mod.
    irritable; complaining. (Usually objectionable.) : Why are you so bitchy today?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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