bitching

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

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Adjective

bitching (superlative bitchingest)

1. (slang) Excellent; outstanding.
   • 1982, Frank Zappa, Moon Zappa (lyrics and music), “Valley Girl”, in Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch:

     Encino is, like, so bitchin’

   • 2010, Bill Sambito, Justice Delivered, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 83:

     The car is an older model Chevy that we think is either a dark blue or black four-door sedan. Apparently, it runs rough but has a sweet set of rims and a bitching stereo system with huge speakers mounted in the trunk.

   • 2012, Joanne Rock, Full Surrender, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 156:

     Were there points for who could play the most bitching guitar riff?

   • 2019, Abbi Waxman, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, Penguin, →ISBN, page 316:

     Besides, now Nina had a family. She had friends. She had money. She had a bitching car. She'd survived a terrifying drive in that bitching car, and there was nothing she couldn't do, or at least try to do.

2. (slang, less common) Awful, terrible.

   Just my bitching luck.

Alternative forms

• bitchin', bitchin, bitchen

Verb

bitching

1. present participle and gerund of bitch

Derived terms

• Bitching Betty

Noun

bitching (plural bitchings)

1. (vulgar, colloquial) A spiteful criticism or complaint.
   • 1997, Gary Russell, Deadfall:

     Grierson's innocence – although Townsend would say it was naivety – was rather sweet and attractive amid the sour and petty bitchings of the other women.