The first time I heard the word “biddie,” I was sitting innocently in a computer chair, listening in on the conversation of two upperclassmen. I believe the exact statement was, “All the biddies were hanging out at the Warren Starbucks this morning.”
I took in the new word, and pondered its meaning. I took it that a biddie was not something to be admired or emulated. The disdain in the speakers voice gave that much away. But I still did not know exactly what a biddie was. I looked down at my own dewy Starbucks cup that was filled with my iced coffee. Was I a biddie?
As the months passed at BU, I kept hearing this word pop up more and more. Sometimes it referred to a girl who was already stumbling, wearing a too-tight dress, on her way out of Warren at 10:00 p.m. on a Friday night. Other times it referred to a girl who was hiding behind oversized sunglasses and carrying around an expensive bag. The biddie seemed to be a part of BU culture, but whenever I asked what specifically a biddie was, no answer was exactly the same. Over my time in Boston, these are the different responses I have gotten:
“Noun. A girl who is intoxicated, overdressed, and asking for something. All traits provide her brief moments of existing self esteem. See also ‘CGS.’”
“Girls that try too hard in ever social aspect”
“A college woman with no self-respect or brains. Only cares about her appearance and MTV reality shows. Lacks all common sense.”
“All freshman girls in Warren.”
“North Face Jacket. Leggings. Ugg boots. Longchamp bag. Blonde. Aviators or Ray Bans. Blackberry with a pink cover. Mac. French manicure. Starbucks skinny something latte. Alpha delta whatever sweatshirt. Sunbathing on the com lawn.”
“A chick who thinks she is above every other girl both socially and physically, because of her heels that she wears to every frat party she goes to.”
“On the weekends you can see her wearing clothes that are way too slutty/fancy for where’s she’s going.”
“Basically a female counterpart to a bro.”
“Gets ‘drunk’ off of one Mike’s Hard Lemonade.”
“Too much black eye shadow, too little clothing, TOO LITTLE class (emphasis on the ASS) put on some underwear, you biddie.”
“Act like you want it, dance like you want it, dress like you want it, but DON’T actually want it!”
After going through the definitions that I have heard during my time here, I have come to a conclusion: no one can pinpoint exactly what a biddie is. She is the girl that is being too obnoxious at a party. She is the girl with a million tagged photos on Facebook. The girl that is hidden behind over-sized sunglasses during the daylight hours, and over-advertising herself in under-sized clothes at night. She inspires satirical Twitter feeds, and gives the general BU community a common object of mockery.
Although I have yet to meet someone who is friendly towards the biddie, she is undoubtedly a part of BU culture. I mean, we all need comic relief sometimes, right?