January 2022, U.S. president Joe Biden was recorded on a hot mic responding to Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asking, "Do you think inflation is a political liability ahead of the midterms?" Biden responded sarcastically, saying, "It's a great asset — more inflation. What a stupid son of a bitch." The 19th-century British racehorse Filho da Puta took its name from "Son of a Bitch" in Portuguese. The Curtiss SB2C, a World War II U.S. Navy dive bomber, was called "Son-of-a-Bitch 2nd Class" by some of its pilots and crewmen. In cards To have the "bitch end" of a hand in poker is to have the weaker version of the same hand as another player. This situation occurs especially in poker games with community cards. For example, to have a lower straight than one's opponent is to have the bitch end. The bitch is slang for the queen of spades. Other forms When used as a verb, to bitch means to complain. Usage in this context is almost always pejorative in intent. As an adjective, the term sometimes has a meaning opposite its usual connotations. Something that is bitching (the bitch) is really great. For example, an admired motorcycle may be praised as a "bitchin' bike". See also Basic bitches "Bitch" (Law & Order) Bitch magazine "Bitch" (Meredith Brooks song) Bottom bitch References Further reading Why Women Who Succeed Are Called Bitch by Leonard Pitts, Miami Herald, November 2007. Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel The B-Word? You Betcha., The Washington Post Hughes, Geoffrey. Encyclopedia of Swearing : The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, and Ethnic Slurs in the English-Speaking World. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2006. The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth about Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage, Cathy Hanaeur, ed., reviews in the Atlantic (magazine) by Sandra Tsing Loh Pejorative terms for women English profanity Slang terms for women Slang terms for men English words Dogs