bint

[ bint ]

noun

, British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.

bint

/ bɪnt /

noun

1. offensive.
   a derogatory term for girl woman

Sensitive Note

This British term is used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting. It was originally British military slang, later adopted by Allied servicemen during both world wars.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bint¹

1850–55; < Arabic: girl, daughter

Word History and Origins

Origin of bint¹

C19: from Arabic, literally: daughter

Example Sentences

Her name is Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, and she was until recently the wife of the emir of Qatar.

From The Daily Beast

The English Gipsy calls a mermaid a pintni; in Hindu it is bint ool buhr, a maid of the sea.

From Project Gutenberg

Few damsels of twelve years old, generally a very pretty age, were less pretty than Hannah Bint.

From Project Gutenberg

In short, during the five years that she has ruled at the Shaw cottage, the world has gone well with Hannah Bint.

From Project Gutenberg

Sure there was a slatherin' lot of lads bint on some joke, an' I didn't interfere wid 'em, knowin' they was up t' no harm.

From Project Gutenberg

Few damsels of twelve years old, generally a very pretty age, were less pretty that Hannah Bint.

From Project Gutenberg