and why is it written like that? there are other ways i've seen it like for example 'biotch' but for whatever reason it's not quite as catchy as 'beeyotch'.
2007-08-25 15:12:42 · 6 answers · asked by PS 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
There are nearly a dozen alternative ways to spell the word. People do it to get around the online censors.
2007-08-25 15:20:35 · answer #1 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It developed from the hip-hop/rap culture of the late '80s and early '90s. It was originally more like "bee-itch" but the vowel in "itch" slowly moved down to something like "bee-utch". "Beeyotch" first came to be, as far as I know, in the mouths of dumbass suburban kids (like I was at the time) who listened to too much rap and thought they were cool saying it that way.
That pronunciation was also popularized in the mid-'90s by the MTV cartoon Beavis and Butthead.
As for the spelling? People are probably right that it's spelled that way to look like less of a swearword, to get it past an online censor or one's parents.
2007-08-25 22:39:42 · answer #2 · answered by Expat Mike 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably just someone trying to be cool and spell the word in a new way XP
2007-08-25 22:21:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know who coined the term, but I wish he/she would come forward and accept their medal. I love it. It seems to be a way to say the b word without it sounding so offending.
2007-08-25 22:18:12 · answer #4 · answered by Mark G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to avoid censorship from word-spell sensitive programs.
Try typing the real word in, hit the post key, and you will see what I mean.
2007-08-25 22:29:06 · answer #5 · answered by greengo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Really one of the great mysteries of our time.
2007-08-25 22:20:03 · answer #6 · answered by dcc045 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋