"rhymes-with-rich" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rhymes-with-riches [plural]
Etymology: From a reporter’s 1984 conversation with Barbara Bush, who said of Geraldine Ferraro, “I can’t say it, but it rhymes with rich.” Despite Bush’s later assertion that the word she had been avoiding was witch, the phrase has been generally interpreted as a euphemism for bitch. Etymology templates: {{m|en|witch}} witch, {{m|en|bitch}} bitch Head templates: {{en-noun|head=rhymes-with-rich}} rhymes-with-rich (plural rhymes-with-riches)
  1. (euphemistic) A bitch. Wikipedia link: Barbara Bush, Geraldine Ferraro Tags: euphemistic Related terms: Rhymes:English, ɪtʃ, for a list of words that rhyme with rich
    Sense id: en-rhymes-with-rich-en-noun-ha0SQleu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

Inflected forms

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