bitch-ass

English

Etymology

From bitch +‎ -ass.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

bitch-ass (comparative more bitch-ass, superlative most bitch-ass)

1. (African-American Vernacular, slang, derogatory) Contemptible.
2. (African-American Vernacular, slang, derogatory) Weak, cowardly; unmanly.

Noun

bitch-ass (plural bitch-asses)

1. (African-American Vernacular, slang, derogatory) A contemptible person.

References

• Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
• The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English
• Arthur K. Spears, "African-American Language Use: Ideology and So-Called Obscenity", in African-American English: Structure, History, and Use (ed. Salikoko S. Mufwene, John R. Rickford, Guy Bailey, & John Baugh), Routledge (1998), →ISBN