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bastich

bastich noun: an obnoxious or contemptible person.

Noun

bastich (plural bastiches)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, vulgar) An obnoxious or contemptible person.
    • “What the hell’s the matter with you, y’big dumb bastich? What you expect them to live on?”1953 June, Theodore Sturgeon, “The World Well Lost”, in Fantastic Universe, volume I, number 1
    • Ravenshaw stood up. "Sir, that thing was an independent entity with unknown cultural built-ins. I had to overload the bastich until her circuits squealed, and that was a one-shot possibility. ..."1970 August, W. Macfarlane, “Meet a Crazy Lady Week”, in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, volume LXXXV, number 6

Forms of bastich

pluralbastiches

Origin of bastich

Phonetic modification of bastard, based on rural American accents. Folk etymology attributes it to a blend of bastard + bitch, as coined by DC Comics in Lobo's dialogue.

Questions about bastich

What does bastich mean?
Bastich means an obnoxious or contemptible person.
What part of speech is bastich?
Bastich is a noun.
What is the plural of bastich?
The plural of bastich is bastiches.

Words near bastich in the dictionary

  1. Basti Division
  2. Bastia
  3. Bastian
  4. bastible
  5. bastibles
  6. bastich
  7. bastiches
  8. bastid
  9. Bastida
  10. Bastidas
  11. bastide

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