Bitching vs. Backbiting — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Bitching and Backbiting
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Definitions
Bitching
A female canine animal, especially a dog.
Backbiting
Backbiting or tale-bearing is to slander someone in their absence — to bite them behind their back. Originally, backbiting referred to an unsporting attack from the rear in the blood sport of bearbaiting.
Bitching
(Offensive) A woman considered to be mean, overbearing, or contemptible.
Backbiting
To speak spitefully or slanderously about (another).
Bitching
A prostitute considered in relation to a pimp.
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Backbiting
To speak spitefully or slanderously about a person.
Bitching
A person in a subservient sexual role, especially an incarcerated male who provides sex to another male under threat of violence or in exchange for protection.
Backbiting
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
Bitching
A person who is submissive to another, usually by performing menial or unpleasant tasks.
Backbiting
Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
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Bitching
A man considered to be weak or contemptible.
Backbiting
Present participle of backbite
Bitching
(Slang) A complaint.
Backbiting
Secret slander; detraction.
Backbiting, and bearing of false witness.
Bitching
(Slang) Something very unpleasant or difficult
Fixing the faucet turned out to be a bitch.
Bitching
To complain; grumble.
Bitching
To botch; bungle. Often used with up.
Bitching
(slang) Excellent; outstanding.
Bitching
Awful, terrible.
Just my bitching luck.
Bitching
Present participle of bitch
Bitching
A spiteful criticism or complaint.
Bitching
Complaining; griping.
Bitching
An informal intensifier; as, we had a bitching good time.