How did the name bi**h come about for a female dog?
2007-01-06 17:26:54 · 4 answers · asked by snuggler 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
From the Old English "bicce" or the Middle English "bicche". Variations of the word in reference to a female dog have been around for centuries. There are also a similiar word with the same meaning in old Nordic languages.
I think it has been used as an insult/verb possibly as far back as the 1500's.
2007-01-06 17:50:31 · answer #1 · answered by Enij 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG sweetpea looks just like me!! the word ***** was used for a dog before the insult came along. people called each other bitches because calling someone a dog was insulting and men were favoured in those days, so they called a female a famale dog.
2007-01-07 02:14:33 · answer #2 · answered by silva_coin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the proper name for a female dog before it was a derogatory term for a human.
2007-01-07 01:29:33 · answer #3 · answered by kldt7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some male dog was sniffing around where he shouldn't have been, and the b**ch snapped and growled...lol
2007-01-07 01:29:32 · answer #4 · answered by sweetpea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋