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The Daily Bi*ch*: "Size doesn't matter. .unless we are talking about my (Original Post) niyad Sep 7 OP
Bitch could also be an adjective, I guess PJMcK Sep 7 #1
It already is. Consider the term, "bitch slapped", whatever the hell that means. niyad Sep 7 #2
I absolutely agree with the size of my coffee cup but can I substitute cake for "the size of my bag of potato chips"? LoisB Sep 7 #3
of course you may!!! niyad Sep 7 #4
Absolutely, Niyad! SheltieLover Sep 7 #5
Thank you! niyad Sep 7 #6
🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 7 #7
This is for real? How would one even carry, much less transport it? niyad Sep 7 #8
For real! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 7 #9
To say the least! niyad Sep 7 #10

PJMcK

(22,527 posts)
1. Bitch could also be an adjective, I guess
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 02:56 PM
Sep 7

If popular culture used it as a pejorative, could it be used as an adjective. For example, if it became a superlative, one could say, "That's a bitch house," meaning it's an exceptionally great house. I'm not a grammarian by any stretch so I might be wrong! What I do know is that English is a constantly changing language and words can have many meanings and usages.

By the way, you needn't use asterisks to spell the word. After all, we're all (mostly) adults on this site!

Enjoy your weekend.

niyad

(117,936 posts)
2. It already is. Consider the term, "bitch slapped", whatever the hell that means.
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 03:17 PM
Sep 7

I use the asterisk because there are a number of people on this board who find the word upsetting or offensive (like Lucy Burns in "SUFFS", when they are singing "Great American Bitch" (my new theme song!), who starts to sing "I'm a great American. . . honestly, I just don't love that word."

I, on the oither hand, take it as a badge of honour, as I do the c-word (confuses the hell out of people when you thank them for honouring you when they use a word they intend to be insulting and demeaning). As a feminist activist my whole life, I have been called many names by people whose opinions matter not. It annoys the hell out of them.

And you enjoy your weekend as well.

LoisB

(7,975 posts)
3. I absolutely agree with the size of my coffee cup but can I substitute cake for "the size of my bag of potato chips"?
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 03:31 PM
Sep 7

niyad

(117,936 posts)
8. This is for real? How would one even carry, much less transport it?
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 05:04 PM
Sep 7

I cannot even carry a case of wine!

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