Bitch

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Bitch is a term originally meaning a female dog in a non-offensive way, and is still often used in this context by breeders, dog aficionados, etc.

The word however has since come to be used as an insult against a woman, and in common vernacular is more often encountered in this context. Used as an insult, "bitch" most commonly refers to a woman who is strident, judgmental, or uptight. Some women, especially in the 1990s, began trying to "reclaim" the word, using it to celebrate the strong qualities traditionally denegrated by the use of the term. A good example of this is the 1998 song "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks, in which Brooks proclaims:

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover

I'm a child, I'm a mother

I'm a sinner, I'm a saint

I do not feel ashamed

Although "bitch" has a very specific use as an insult to women, like many forms of profanity, it has evolved many applications. As an adjective, "bitchy" usually refers to someone who complains too much, or is judgmental. These qualities may be seen as particularly "unfeminine" because women are stereotypically expected to be nurturing, caring and forgiving (the opposite of "bitches"). If a man is described as "bitchy", it is also somewhat feminizing. As a verb, "to bitch" means roughly "to complain," and does not have any significant gender specificity in common usage.

"Bitch" can also imply that someone is sexually available. In this context, the person using "bitch" implies their dominance and the other's subservience through the use of the word. In the context of prison sexuality, a bitch is a lower-hierarchy prisoner, typically physically weak or vulnerable, who is dominated by more senior prisoners and forced to adopt a servile role. According to convention, these inmates are used as sexual slaves or traded as personal property.

BitchX is the name of an IRC client.
Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women is the title of a 1999 book by Elizabeth Wurtzel.
Cyka pronounced "sookah" is bitch in Russian