From: Francisco Antonio Doria
Message: 51528
Date: 2008-01-20
What is the root of bitch? Is it from French biche?
In Spanish bicho is a ubiquitous slang word with lots
of different meanings, depending on the region:
"insect, vermin, wierdo, pervert, penis, young child"
And in Portuguese bicha is a strong insult against
gays
Where is from in Romance? Is it related to *bukko?
--- tgpedersen <tgpedersen@... com> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@... s.com, Rick McCallister
> <gabaroo6958@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > In American English it's very much alive in the
> spoken
> > language. I've heard the word as an insult all my
> > life. It's up there with bitch, skank, skag and
> slut
> > and dialect ho' and beotch.
>
> Danish 'hore' is Biblical only; the corresponding
> verb (meaning
> "fornicate") is pretty conmmon. Sw. 'hora' is the
> standard expression,
> but is now also used increasingly derogatorily.
>
>
> Torsten
>
>
>
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