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bitchery

American  
[bich-uh-ree] / ˈbɪtʃ ə ri /

noun

  1. behavior characteristic of a bitch.


Etymology

Origin of bitchery

First recorded in 1525–35; bitch + -ery

Example Sentences

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“We were both bitter about the experience, and there was a lot of Broadway bitchery, but the show failed because people didn’t like it.”

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2019

Kim Stanley simultaneously masters the dark arts of bitchery, poignancy and deadly menace in a thriller about a demented psychic who conjures up a kidnaping plot.

From Time Magazine Archive

Where, Bette asks sweetly, with only the faintest hint of bitchery, does Her Majesty get her hats?

From Time Magazine Archive

Kim Stanley simultaneously masters the dark arts of bitchery, poignancy and deadly menace in a thriller about a demented psychic who conjures up a kidnaping plot.

From Time Magazine Archive

The difference is that, in many other shows, the Warner Bros. star whom the hero might dream of being is not Cagney but Bette Davis, patron saint of bitchery, proto-queen of camp.

From Time Magazine Archive