"bitchcraft" meaning in All languages combined

See bitchcraft on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From bitch + -craft, perhaps as a pun on witchcraft. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bitch|craft}} bitch + -craft, {{m|en|witchcraft}} witchcraft Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bitchcraft (uncountable)
  1. The art, skill, or practice of being a bitch. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-bitchcraft-en-noun-u2GVdC6R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -craft

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          "ref": "1950, Colwyn Edward Vulliamy, Henry Plundew",
          "text": "Bitchcraft, as I understand it, is not immorality in the conventional sense",
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          "ref": "2006, Sabrina P. Ramet, The Three Yugoslavias",
          "text": "Where did you hide your knitting needle? You are the poison in our nation's vein! Bitchcraft! Bitchcraft! Bitchcraft! Someone's gotta stop it!",
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