bitchy
pronunciation
How to pronounce bitchy in British English:
UK [ˈbɪtʃi]
How to pronounce bitchy in American English:
US [ˈbɪtʃi]
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- Adjective:
- marked by or arising from malice
Word Origin
- bitchy (adj.)
- 1925, U.S. slang, "sexually provocative;" later (1930s) "spiteful, catty, bad-tempered" (usually of females); from bitch + -y (2). Earlier in reference to male dogs though to look less rough or coarse than usual. Mr. Ramsay says we would now call the old dogs "bitchy" in face. That is because the Englishmen have gone in for the wrong sort of forefaces in their dogs, beginning with the days when Meersbrook Bristles and his type swept the judges off their feet and whiskers and an exaggerated face were called for in other varieties of terriers besides the wire haired fox. [James Watson, "The Dog Book," New York, 1906] Related: Bitchily; bitchiness.
Example
- 1. Acting aloof or bitchy isn 't any way to attract a man .
- 2. She 's not a bitchy , slut cheerleader either .
- 3. Love is bitchy , but is still a bitchy .
- 4. You know why the bitchy queen died so miserably ?
- 5. So prissy , fussy , bitchy , controlling girls are your type ?