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bitchin’

American  
[bich-in] / ˈbɪtʃ ɪn /
Also bitchen

adjective

Slang.
  1. great; wonderful.

    It was a bitchin' concert.


bitchin' British  
/ ˈbɪtʃɪŋ, ˈbɪtʃɪn /

adjective

  1. wonderful or excellent

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. extremely

    bitchin' good

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

The Valley is still the Valley, where rock rules and karate is as bitchin’ as ever.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 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

“They just have more cash. They’re normal dudes, down to earth. I want to look bitchin’ and cool but they don’t care, they arrive in a Prius.”

From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2018

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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