only a four-year bit. He was afraid of get-
ting worse. 2. n. a small theatrical part.
(From bit part.) I worked in bits for a
year and then started selling used cars.
It was just a bit, but I needed the money.- n. any part of an act; any business or
presentation. I didn’t like that bit con-
cerning penalties. Now, in this next bit,
you are to move stage center.
bit-bucketn. the imaginary place where
lost computer data goes. (Computers.)
I guess my data went into the bit-bucket.
I bet the bit-bucket is filled with some
of the best stuff in the world.
bitch 1. n. an unpleasant or irritating fe-
male. (Rude and derogatory.) How can
anyone be expected to deal with a bitch like
that? 2. in. to complain. (Usually objec-
tionable.) Oh, stop bitching! I’m sick of
hearing your noise. 3. n. a complaint.
(Usually objectionable.) I’ve got a bitch
about this new foreman. 4. n. a difficult
thing or person. (Usually objectionable.)
Life’s a bitch. This algebra problem
is a real bitch. 5. tv. to ruin something.
(Usually objectionable. See also bitch
something up.) You really bitched this
coil of wire. Here’s a clean one. Don’t
bitch it. 6. n. one’s girlfriend. (Usually ob-
jectionable.) She’s my bitch, and I love
her. Me and my bitch really like this
kind of stuff.
bitch boxn. a public address system loud-
speaker. (Military. Because it is always
nagging.) I’m sick of listening to that
bitch box day and night.
bitchenGo to bitchin’.
bitchin’ and bitchen; bitching 1. mod. ex-
cellent; great; classy. (Usually objection-
able.) This is a totally bitchin’ pair of
jeans! 2. exclam. Terrific! (Usually
Bitchin’!) Four of them? Bitchen!
bitch of a someone or somethingn. a
very difficult or unpleasant person or
thing. (Usually objectionable.) This is
a bitch of a math problem!
bitch outin. to complain. (Usually objec-
tionable.) You are always bitching out
no matter how well off you are.
bitch sessionn. a session of complaining;
an informal gripe session. (See also bitch.
Usually objectionable.) We w e re jus t
having a bitch session. Come on in.
bitch slammer n. a women’s prison.
(Streets.) They threw her in the bitch
slammer for three years. She’s meaner
than a screw in a bitch slammer.
bitch someone offtv. to make someone
very angry. (See also piss someone off.
Usually objectionable.) You know what
bitches me off? Soggy French fries, that’s
what!
bitch something uptv. to mess something
up; to ruin or spoil something. (Usually
objectionable.) The rain really bitched
up our picnic.
bitch titsn. gynecomastia; the develop-
ment of breast tissue in the male. (From
bodybuilding, in reference to breast de-
velopment caused by steroids. Usually
objectionable.) If you don’t let up on the
gorilla juice, you’ll get bitch tits.
bitchymod. irritable; complaining. (Usu-
ally objectionable.) Why are you so
bitchy today?
bite 1. in. to accept a deception; to fall for
something; to respond to a come-on.
I knew somebody would bite. We put up
a sign advertising free pop, but nobody bit.- in. [for someone or something] to be
bad or threatening. Watc h out for G l o -
ria. She bites! My dad bites, but don’t
worry, he’s in a good mood. 3. in. to be
irritating. (More severe than to suck, as
in It sucks.) This movie is really dumb.
It bites. This party bites. Sko. 4. tv. to
copy something without permission; to
steal something. Sue bit a copy of my
term paper, and I almost got in trouble.
Somebody bit my jacket!
bite on someonein. to copy something
that someone else has done; to dress the
same way someone else does. Nobody
will bite on Sally. She has terrible taste.
Jennifer is always biting on Anne, who is
a careful dresser.
biter 1.n. a thief. (See also bite.) Some
biter made off with my algebra book.
Who’s the biter who took my jacket? 2.n.
biter