bitch eating crackers

English

Etymology

From the joking implication that one's dislike of the target is so intense that they could cause one offense by merely eating crackers.[1]

Noun

bitch eating crackers (plural bitches eating crackers)

  1. (slang, vulgar) A person for whom one feels a strong and disproportionate dislike, to the extent that almost anything they do makes one angry or annoyed.
    • 2017, Julia Kent, Random Acts of Vegas, unnumbered page:
      I stared at the wheel, debating, the room spinning from alcohol, my newfound financial cojones, and pure rage at Victoria, who was so far beyond bitch-eating-crackers territory by now.
    • 2019, Megan Hart, Use Somebody, unnumbered page:
      “God knows there were enough bitches eating crackers in that room to spare some.”
    • 2020, Amos Jones, “Acknowledgements”, in Make Me Yours, unnumbered page:
      SUNNY! Just tell me if I'm the bitch eating crackers.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bitch eating crackers.

Synonyms

Adjective

bitch eating crackers (not comparable)

  1. (slang, vulgar) So infuriated by someone that everything they do makes one angry.
    2021 June 14, Robyn Pennacchia, “Scuzzy Police PACs Target The Squad To Raise Money For Themselves”, in Wonkette, retrieved 22 March 2023:
    There is, however, a lesson here for all of us: going full "bitch eating crackers" on anyone makes you messy as hell and vulnerable to getting scammed.

References

  1. Liz Petrone, The Price of Admission: Embracing a Life of Grief and Joy, page 85
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