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In reply to the discussion: OK, Bitches. I'm Back! [View all]kentauros
(29,414 posts)190. Only one alert on your OP.
hobbit709 got the second one
And this is for your enjoyment and further amusement:
bitch (n.)
Old English bicce "female dog," probably from Old Norse bikkjuna "female of the dog" (also fox, wolf, and occasionally other beasts), which is of unknown origin. Grimm derives the Old Norse word from Lapp pittja, but OED notes that "the converse is equally possible." As a term of contempt applied to women, it dates from c. 1400; of a man, c. 1500, playfully, in the sense of "dog." Used among male homosexuals from 1930s. In modern (1990s, originally black English) slang, its use with reference to a man is sexually contemptuous, from the "woman" insult.
Bitch goddess coined 1906 by William James; the original one was success.
bitch (v.)
"to complain," attested at least from 1930, perhaps from the sense in bitchy, perhaps influenced by the verb meaning "to bungle, spoil," which is recorded from 1823. But bitched in this sense seems to echo Middle English bicched "cursed, bad," a general term of opprobrium (as in Chaucer's bicched bones "unlucky dice"
, which despite the hesitation of OED, seems to be a derivative of bitch (n.).
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.
Related: Bitchily; bitchiness.
Old English bicce "female dog," probably from Old Norse bikkjuna "female of the dog" (also fox, wolf, and occasionally other beasts), which is of unknown origin. Grimm derives the Old Norse word from Lapp pittja, but OED notes that "the converse is equally possible." As a term of contempt applied to women, it dates from c. 1400; of a man, c. 1500, playfully, in the sense of "dog." Used among male homosexuals from 1930s. In modern (1990s, originally black English) slang, its use with reference to a man is sexually contemptuous, from the "woman" insult.
BITCH. A she dog, or doggess; the most offensive appellation that can be given to an English woman, even more provoking than that of whore. {"Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1811}
Bitch goddess coined 1906 by William James; the original one was success.
bitch (v.)
"to complain," attested at least from 1930, perhaps from the sense in bitchy, perhaps influenced by the verb meaning "to bungle, spoil," which is recorded from 1823. But bitched in this sense seems to echo Middle English bicched "cursed, bad," a general term of opprobrium (as in Chaucer's bicched bones "unlucky dice"
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.
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I think you are being redundant. Pragmatism, at least here, means afraid. Welcome back. nm
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#332
You should be a little understanding. Policy is so much harder than personalities. nm
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#333
Yes, apparently spoonerisms about slang for female genitalia is a banworthy offense.
jeff47
Jun 2015
#48
Responding to those kind of alerts is like shooting fish in the proverbial barrel.
hifiguy
Jun 2015
#141
I'm a very old Feminist, and I am NOT offended. Something seriously disturbing about this gen's
2banon
Jun 2015
#192
Yes, it's about time the majority of the women here got a chance to talk about REAL WOMEN'S issues
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#299
Sssshhh, not supposed to talk about women in Foreign Countries, or how they are affected
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#306
Sadly it's so much easier to protect a targeted group by censoring words than
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#348
Actually I did not see much of that, calling for the woman to be fired, I saw the opposite. Lots of
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#300
Let's see if I got this correct. You can't see the difference between the anti-Semetic attack
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#329
That's a completely different use of the word and a completely different situation.
cui bono
Jun 2015
#301
The problem as I see it is that this is intended to be a politically liberal message board.
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#331
Hey...how about giving me a trigger warning next time? The word Yahoo bothers me. ;)
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2015
#356
It's not necessary to throw out civility when we have liberal freedom of expression.
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#377
The B word can both be used pejoratively or as a term of endearment among comrades in arms
2banon
Jun 2015
#274
I wish we could really discuss this here. I appreciate your view and agree. In some cases
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#314
Yes some of the problem is authoritarianism, which I think enters into a lot of
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#327
The Brothers and Sisters of the Church of Easily, Perpetually and Frequently Outraged and Offended.
GoneOffShore
Jun 2015
#222
As I used to tell the mostly male court referred clients in evening group....
dixiegrrrrl
Jun 2015
#91
I wonder if those who throw around the word 'misogynist' so freely that it has lost any meaning btw,
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#209
I challenge the person to whom that brilliance was directed to speak up and respond. I
ChisolmTrailDem
Jun 2015
#372
You've been away so you probably don't know this, but 'Bernie has messy hair'. Lol!
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#304
Very refreshing, and makes you feel like maybe you are in the real world here after all.
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#302
Oh, THERE you are. Refer upthread, there's an interesting exchange you may be interested in. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Jun 2015
#374
Bernie Sanders: “I’m Not Running Against Hillary Clinton” http://www.hillarymojo.com/2015/05/26/bern
riversedge
Jun 2015
#110
Please try to be fair. HRC found problems with Obama's TPP. There were clearly to many "the" used.
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#350
Yes indeed! I was lucky enough to see them perform it at the California Jam in '74.
bluesbassman
Jun 2015
#147
And #3 makes a statement, "Saw this thread earlier, Figured this would happen"
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#349
If you can't discuss issues then why are you here but to disrupt? They don't like
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#366
DU is made up Democrats and progressives, so if you think DU is so sucky, then I assume it is
still_one
Jun 2015
#136
You are making some wild assumptions there. Yes the majority of DU posters are progressives as
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#351
Your icon is so different from the former. It changes your whole personality.
byronius
Jun 2015
#205
I checked some profiles of those who voted for Hillary whose names were unfamiliar.
merrily
Jun 2015
#345
Or, before we saw how many low down Big Lies some DUers would tell about Bernie.
merrily
Jun 2015
#362
Fearing giving you even a bigger head, this is one of the most refreshing threads I've seen
rhett o rick
Jun 2015
#352