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psychobitch

/ˈsaɪkoʊˌbɪt͡ʃ/

psychobitch noun: a female who is angry, dangerous, or mentally unstable.

Noun

psychobitch (plural psychobitches)

  1. (offensive, slang, vulgar) A female who is angry, dangerous, or mentally unstable.
    • But on-screen portrayals of real women are getting rarer, while the psychobitch is all the rage.1993, The Media and Women Without Apology, page 15
    • She hangs up on me. I can't believe her. One minute she's nice to me and the next she's a psychobitch.2009, Heather McElhatton, Jennifer Johnson Is Sick of Being Single, Harper, →ISBN, page 86

Forms of psychobitch

pluralpsychobitches

Origin of psychobitch

From psycho + bitch.

Questions about psychobitch

What does psychobitch mean?
Psychobitch means a female who is angry, dangerous, or mentally unstable.
What part of speech is psychobitch?
Psychobitch is a noun.
How do you pronounce psychobitch?
Psychobitch is pronounced /ˈsaɪkoʊˌbɪt͡ʃ/ (US).
What is the plural of psychobitch?
The plural of psychobitch is psychobitches.

Words near psychobitch in the dictionary

  1. psychobiome
  2. psychobiomes
  3. psychobiosocial
  4. psychobiotic
  5. psychobiotics
  6. psychobitch
  7. psychobitches
  8. psychocentric
  9. psychocentrics
  10. psychocentrism
  11. psychoceramic

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