Slang dictionary
bish
or beesh [ bish, beesh]
What does聽bish mean?
Bish, sometimes spelled as beesh, is an alternative form of the coarse slang聽bitch, often used as a playful term among Black women or in Black drag culture.
It’s not to be confused with BiSH, a Japanese girl group.
Where does bish come from?
Bish is a form of bitch, a disparaging, offensive slur for a woman. This alternative spelling and pronunciation comes across as much less aggressive鈥攁nd is much less likely to be censored online.
Bish, recorded on Urban Dictionary as early as 2004,聽appears to originate in black slang. Rapper Kendrick Lamar helped popularize it on his 2012 song “Money Trees,” which features聽ya bish as a kind of refrain at the end of many lines, such as: “Back to reality we poor, ya bish (ya bish) / Another casualty at war, ya bish (ya bish).”
Rapper Nicki Minaj specifically credited black drag culture for聽bish after her 2014 single “Yasss Bish” made the term trend. She remarked that the term has a sexy confidence and can be used to affirm fellow women.
Speaking of Minaj, she appeared on a 2017 Katy Perry track, “Swish Swish,” the chorus of which begins: “Swish, swish, bish.”
Examples of bish
Who uses bish?
Bish, not unlike betch, can be a reclamation of bitch, used as a term of endearment or address instead of as a slur.聽Just like some people use聽dude or bro.
just look at this bish who turned 15馃挒
— j ! a r (@luv_jiar)
Bish聽is often seen in the phrases聽bish whet (“bitch, what?”, an expression of disbelief or dismay) and聽ya bish (“yeah bitch,” an affirmative expression, 脿 la “you go, girl”).
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Bish, whet?
— 2 Dope Moms 馃弫 (@GetEmGirl)
one of the ladies competing in my clubs pole contest messaged my insta and convinced me i should do it… 馃槆 ya bish is nervous but excited
— carmen馃挏鈾掞笍 (@aquariusbrat)
While associated with black slang, bish has spread to鈥攐r been appropriated by鈥攎any in mainstream culture, thanks to the influence of hip-hop and drag.
Best friend appreciation post cause she鈥檚 my best friend everr and she鈥檚 20 love ya bish
— Sydney Creasy (@sydney_creasy)
In other contexts, however, bish can be used simply as a deliberate misspelling of 产颈迟肠丑听in all its senses, good or bad, possibly to avoid censors or to be informal.
You bish
— juicy j (@therealjuicyj)
Bish is not to be confused with the the Japanese girl group聽叠颈厂贬听(short for聽Brand-new idol SHiT), who began producing music in 2015 and have earned a dedicated following. We can’t rule out, however, the group isn’t punning on bitch.
BiSH inspires me SO! MUCH! for those of u who dont know they're an idol group in japan and their name literally is Brand new Idol SHit!
— 馃敧馃憚mouth馃憚 馃敧 !summer vibes! (@slitm0uth)
Note
This is not meant to be a formal definition of bish like most terms we define on 亚洲网紅露点, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of bish that will help our users expand their word mastery.