bitch eating crackers

English edit

Etymology edit

From the implication that the speaker's dislike of the target is so intense that they could cause the speaker offense by merely eating crackers.[1]

Noun edit

bitch eating crackers (plural bitches eating crackers)

  1. (slang, vulgar) A person for whom one feels a strong and disproportionate dislike, to the extent that almost anything they do makes one angry or annoyed.
    Synonym: BEC
    • 2017, Julia Kent, Random Acts of Vegas, unnumbered page:
      I stared at the wheel, debating, the room spinning from alcohol, my newfound financial cojones, and pure rage at Victoria, who was so far beyond bitch-eating-crackers territory by now.
    • 2019, Megan Hart, Use Somebody, unnumbered page:
      “God knows there were enough bitches eating crackers in that room to spare some.”
    • 2020, Amos Jones, “Acknowledgements”, in Make Me Yours, unnumbered page:
      SUNNY! Just tell me if I'm the bitch eating crackers.
    • 2021 June 14, Robyn Pennacchia, “Scuzzy Police PACs Target The Squad To Raise Money For Themselves”, in Wonkette[1], retrieved 22 March 2023:
      There is, however, a lesson here for all of us: going full "bitch eating crackers" on anyone makes you messy as hell and vulnerable to getting scammed.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bitch eating crackers.

References edit

  1. ^ Liz Petrone, The Price of Admission: Embracing a Life of Grief and Joy, page 85