bitch.puta.kaltak.slampa. сука. σκύλα. 婊子. 雌犬. 암캐. ผู้หญิงเลว
/biCH/
Bitch originally meant a female dog, but now it can indicate to as much as anything.
Bitch is one of the most complicated insults in the English Language.
Or at least that's how it used to be.
bitch.puta.kaltak.slampa. сука. σκύλα. 婊子. 雌犬. 암캐. ผู้หญิงเลว
/biCH/
Bitch originally meant a female dog, but now it can indicate to as much as anything.
Bitch is one of the most complicated insults in the English Language.
Bitch is one of the most complicated insults in the English Language.
Or at least that's how it used to be.
Why is that? What does it even mean?
noun a female dog
a lewd, malicious, irritating woman
verb complaining or whining.
Basically, a bitch is a female dog. She-dogs have certain traits and characteristics that can be compared to girls. Female canines are prone to mood swings. They can be sweet and loving when they're happy and sulky when they don't want to do something. Females dogs are affectionate, certainly, but often on their own terms. They may request petting, but then emphasize their independence by walking away when they've had enough.
So, can you consider yourself as one?
noun a female dog
a lewd, malicious, irritating woman
verb complaining or whining.
Basically, a bitch is a female dog. She-dogs have certain traits and characteristics that can be compared to girls. Female canines are prone to mood swings. They can be sweet and loving when they're happy and sulky when they don't want to do something. Females dogs are affectionate, certainly, but often on their own terms. They may request petting, but then emphasize their independence by walking away when they've had enough.
So, can you consider yourself as one?
Where did this word come from?
Insulting a woman by calling her a female dog pre-dates the existence of the word bitch itself.
The English language historian Geoffrey Hughes suggests the connection came about because of the Greek goddess of the hunt, Artemis who was often portrayed with a pack of hunting dogs and sometimes transformed into an animal herself.
The modern word bitch comes from the Old English bicce, which probably developed from the Norse bikkje, all meaning ‘female dog’. Its use as an insult was propagated into Old English by the Christian rulers of the Dark Age to suppress the idea of femininity as sacred.
Insulting a woman by calling her a female dog pre-dates the existence of the word bitch itself.
The English language historian Geoffrey Hughes suggests the connection came about because of the Greek goddess of the hunt, Artemis who was often portrayed with a pack of hunting dogs and sometimes transformed into an animal herself.
The modern word bitch comes from the Old English bicce, which probably developed from the Norse bikkje, all meaning ‘female dog’. Its use as an insult was propagated into Old English by the Christian rulers of the Dark Age to suppress the idea of femininity as sacred.
Did you know?
Shakespeare, that master of verbal barbs, uses the insult twice in his plays. Use the phrase “son of a bitch” in Troilus and Cressida (1602), in the opening of Act II as Ajax comes upon Thersites.
And,
Bitch is actually one of the most communicative words in the English language.
So much for that history and etymology.
Shakespeare, that master of verbal barbs, uses the insult twice in his plays. Use the phrase “son of a bitch” in Troilus and Cressida (1602), in the opening of Act II as Ajax comes upon Thersites.
And, Bitch is actually one of the most communicative words in the English language.
So much for that history and etymology.
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