 The word "bitch" is one of the most common curse words in the English language.According to Dr. Timothy Jay, there are "over 70 different taboo words," but 80 percent of the time only ten words are used, and "bitch" is included in this set.According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term "bitch" comes from the Old English word "bicce" or "bicge", meaning "female dog", which dates to around 1000 CE.