Browsing page 65 of "B" words

verb

• to stoically endure something unpleasant.

  I may have to bite the bullet and turn myself in to the police.

  Last edited on May 24 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

• to stop procrastinating.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  
  Citation from "Taken sparingly - one at a time", The New Zealand Herald, Adam Gifford, Aug 28 2010 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to start, prepare to, be about to.

  Last edited on Jun 29 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 29 2011.

verb

• to start drinking alcohol again in the morning to avoid feeling hung-over. Origin: similar to biting a dog before the dog bites you.

  Jon was feeling so hung-over, he had to bite the dog to get his day rolling.

  Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Deeno from Berkeley, CA, USA on Dec 05 2001.

verb - transitive

• to do something bad to someone that takes care of one.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

noun - uncountable

• a hypothetical disease that causes programs to run more poorly over time and causes documents to become corrupted. Assuming no actual data loss, bits don't actually rot, but rather assumptions that programs have made will change, as will the editor / viewer programs for documents.
  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

noun

• an attractive female.

  Where are the bitties tonight?

  Last edited on Sep 19 2010. Submitted by Nick K. from Fairview, PA, USA on Oct 29 2004.

• a large breast. Shortened form of tig ol' bitty.

  I sunk my face in her bitties.

  • See more words with the same meaning: breast, breasts.

  Last edited on Sep 19 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 16 2010.

• less harsh variant of "bitch".

  You all are a bunch of bitties, but I got nothing but love for ya.

  That bitty, she just stole my drink!

  Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Adrienne D. from Buffalo, NY, USA on Jan 06 2003.

• a girl.

  He's been looking for a new bitty.

  Last edited on Sep 05 2003. Submitted by Jessica from Chicago, IL, USA on Sep 05 2003.

adjective

• small.

  It's a bitty little thing, isn't it?

  Last edited on Jun 19 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 19 2010.