Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bitchy

/ˈbɪt͡ʃi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
bitchy
IPA
/ˈbɪt͡ʃi/
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant.

Colloquial

adj

Irritable.

Colloquial

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a female dog.

Archaic; Informal

noun

Diminutive of bitch (“a female dog”).

Archaic; Colloquial

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bikjanąder. Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā Old English biċċe Middle English bicche English bitch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bitchy From bitch + -y (adjectival suffix).

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Questions

How do you pronounce bitchy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪt͡ʃi/.
What does bitchy mean?
Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant.
Where does bitchy come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bikjanąder. Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā Old English biċċe Middle English bicche English bitch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bitchy From bitch + -y (adjectival suffix).

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