bint

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/ bɪnt /

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noun British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

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

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Origin of bint

1850–55; <Arabic: girl, daughter

usage note for bint

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.

Words nearby bint

binominal, binormal, binovular, binoxalate, bins, bint, binturong, binuclear family, binucleate, Binyon, bio

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How to use bint in a sentence

Her name is Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, and she was until recently the wife of the emir of Qatar.
Why You’ve Never Heard of the World’s Best-Dressed Royal|Keli Goff|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The English Gipsy calls a mermaid a pintni; in Hindu it is bint ool buhr, a maid of the sea.
The English Gipsies and Their Language|Charles G. Leland
Few damsels of twelve years old, generally a very pretty age, were less pretty than Hannah Bint.
Our Village|Mary Russell Mitford
In short, during the five years that she has ruled at the Shaw cottage, the world has gone well with Hannah Bint.
Our Village|Mary Russell Mitford

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.
Frank Roscoe's Secret|Allen Chapman
Few damsels of twelve years old, generally a very pretty age, were less pretty that Hannah Bint.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12, Issue 345, December 6, 1828|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bint

bint

/ (bɪnt) /

noun

offensive, slang a derogatory term for girl, woman

Word Origin for bint

C19: from Arabic, literally: daughter

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