bitchin’
Americanadjective
adjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of bitchin’
First recorded in 1955–60; bitch + -in’, -en, informal or dialectal variant of -ing 2
Example Sentences
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There’s an absolutely bitchin’ spaceship battle underscored by Yoko Kanno’s soul-stealing soundtrack.
From The Verge • Nov. 20, 2021
Flea: Every day I would come home from the rehearsal studio and go, “That was a bitchin’ thing we came up with.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2021
The satirical outlet published a fake autobiography, “The President of Vice,” and hosted a Biden-themed party during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner weekend in 2016, complete with “cold brews, killer tuneage and bitchin’ times.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2020
“Questions arose about what we were going to do upon our return, apart from making some bitchin’ posts on Instagram.”
From The Guardian • Oct. 21, 2014
Seattle chef Scott Simpson, remembered Chef Scott Simpson was flying down I-5 in his "bitchin' 66 Econoline truck rod," the wind in his "'70s 'do" -- as he referred to his long brown ponytail.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2011
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