What is Bitch?
A '''bitch''' is a female [[dog]]. It is also used as a [[slang]] insult used to mean a nasty woman. It is possibly derived from the fact that ''bitch'' is used in other ways, however, such as in the phrase ''son of a bitch'' (also ''son of a gun'') or ''bitchy''. Bitch became a term to degrade and insult women as early in 15th century. It's use then surged specially in music industry in 70's. Women started to embrace the word as a term of empowerment.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=The History of the Word “Bitch” and Its Inherent Subordinating Nature|url=https://therevivalzine.com/2020/08/27/the-history-of-the-word-bitch-and-its-inherent-subordinating-nature/|access-date=2023-02-28|website=The REVIVAL Zine|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == [[Category:Pejoratives]] [[Category:English profanity]] [[Category:Women]] [[Category:Dogs]] <references />{{stub}}