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bite

Pronunciation: /bit/

“bite” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. knob, cock, dick

In French

  1. Pénis; verge.
  2. Qualification injurieuse ou dénigrante donnée à une personne jugée peu intelligente ou incapable de faire quelque chose.
  3. Cravate.
  4. Potelet servant à délimiter les zones de stationnement.
  5. Bitte d’amarrage.
  6. Surnom affectif que l’on donne à un garçon.

Etymology

From Old Norse biti (“beam, girder”), from Proto-Germanic *bitô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

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