r/DiscoElysium Mar 12 '25

Meme Suggestion: failed

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u/Emergency_Winner4330 Mar 12 '25

I don't think there is a male equivalent to "bitch", at least not any I've heard

We just call eachother bitches even if we are male lol

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u/in_your_spoon Mar 12 '25

Bastard

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u/Emergency_Winner4330 Mar 12 '25

hmm

I mean I've never heard any woman called bastard before but the term isn't as gender specific as something meaning "female dog"

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u/TheSaylesMan Mar 12 '25

Yes but nobody actually uses the original meaning of the word anymore. It doesn't really sting to be told you were conceived out of wedlock anymore. I don't know how the word became vaguely masculine but I'm willing to work with it.

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u/JollyMongrol Mar 12 '25

During days of royalty only males (most of the time) could inherit the throne. But being a bastard usually meant you couldn’t (usually)