he-bitch

noun

A man who behaves obnoxiously or promiscuously; a male bitch.

OriginEnglish bitch ← Middle English bicche ← Old English biċċe →
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Meanings

nounhe-bitch (plural he-bitches)

plural he-bitches

  1. offensiveslangvulgarA man who behaves obnoxiously or promiscuously; a male bitch.

    The little matter of he-bitches wasn't listed in the "Handbook."

    1967, Gertrude Samuels, The People vs. Baby, page 158
    2 more examples

    I am a bad old she-bitch, am I? […] And what about how you are a he-bitch?

    1931, Rhys Davies, A Pig in a Poke, page 264

    You're being a he-bitch! Can't a woman love her children? She's no fool for that!

    1974, Witter Bynner, Journey with Genius, →ISBN, page 151

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Englishhe-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*bikjaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*bikjǭ
  5. Proto-West Germanic*bikkjā
  6. Old Englishbiċċe
  7. Middle Englishbicche
  8. Englishbitch
  9. Englishhe-bitch

From he- + bitch.

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APA

he-bitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/he-bitch

MLA

“he-bitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/he-bitch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “he-bitch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/he-bitch.

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