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bitch off

C1 slang separable transitive
In simple words

To angrily shout at or complain about someone in a rude, aggressive way.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic slang

(Vulgar slang) To complain or speak angrily and aggressively, typically about or at someone.

"She bitched off at her colleagues for half an hour before finally calming down."

Grammar: inseparable
2 C1 idiomatic slang

(Vulgar slang, chiefly North American) To irritate or annoy someone significantly.

"The constant delays really bitched him off."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Vulgar and highly informal. Not appropriate in any formal setting. Can be used intransitively (to bitch off — to rant angrily) or transitively (to bitch someone off — to make someone angry, chiefly in North American usage meaning to annoy or anger someone). Usage is inconsistent across dialects.

Commonly used with

angrily constantly about at someone

Forms

Base
bitch off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bitches off
he/she/it
Past simple
bitched off
yesterday
Past participle
bitched off
have + pp
-ing form
bitching off
continuous

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