ContextWord · Ages 11-40 · In use
bitcher
To trash-talk someone, often behind their back. It can also mean griping or venting about people.
Elles ont passé le dîner à bitcher sur la nouvelle. (They spent lunch trash-talking the new girl.)
For parents and educators
Venting is normal. If your child is the target of a group's bitchage, in person or in a group chat, that's worth a calm conversation about how it's affecting them.
Where it came from
From the English verb 'to bitch' (to complain). 'Bitchage' is the noun.
Also heard as
bitchage, bitcher dans le dos