{"id":3134,"date":"2010-11-24T10:28:19","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T04:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=3134"},"modified":"2010-11-24T10:41:53","modified_gmt":"2010-11-24T05:11:53","slug":"male-equivalent-of-bitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2010\/philosophy\/male-equivalent-of-bitch.html\/","title":{"rendered":"Male equivalent of “Bitch?”"},"content":{"rendered":"

My wife has often complained that a woman can be called a bitch, but there’s no equivalent word in English for men. It seems that “bitch” is a particularly nasty word to apply to women, and I can’t deny the truth of this. Here goes:<\/p>\n

“You Bitch!”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Alternative to "Bitch" - what does one call a man?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

See how it kind of explodes on the lips? The tone is important – you gotta put all your effort in the “bi” part and mix it with appropriate scorn and loathing. The end result is something that is unique, remarkably\u00a0pejorative, and when appropriately applied, dare I say it, deeply satisfying?<\/p>\n

It’s kind of unfair to men that no similar word exists in the lexicon for them. What can<\/em> you call a guy? An asshole? A dick? Faggot? The last one is pretty nasty, but unfortunately I end up judging the person who uses it rather than the person it’s aimed at. None of these words really encompasses the full impact. Let’s say that one more time:<\/p>\n

“Bitch!”<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve heard some women on TV call men “You Rat” with quite good effect. But it seems you need to have the right personality to pull it off. I can’t imagine a quiet but effective “You rat.” But if you want to use “Bitch,” the possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n

So those of you who haven’t faced this problem, educate the rest of us. What do you<\/em> use for swearing at men with the same effectiveness as “Bitch?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We can call a woman a bitch, but what curse word do we use for men which has the same impact?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-philosophy"],"yoast_head":"\nMale equivalent of "Bitch?"<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We can call a woman a bitch, but what curse word do we use for men which has the same impact?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2010\/philosophy\/male-equivalent-of-bitch.html\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Male equivalent of "Bitch?"\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We can call a woman a bitch, but what curse word do we use for men which has the same impact?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2010\/philosophy\/male-equivalent-of-bitch.html\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Expressions - 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