bint

American  

[bint] / bɪnt /

noun

British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

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

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bint British  

/ bɪnt /

noun

1. offensive a derogatory term for girl woman

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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.

Etymology

Origin of bint

1850–55; < Arabic: girl, daughter

Example Sentences

A veteran writer meanwhile mourned his book collection in the border town of Bint Jbeil.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Dean Sweetland, a former British soldier who moved to Israel eight years ago, is one of the few people still living in a near-empty kibbutz within sight of the Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

“We’ve been at this for decades with the Israelis,” said Mohammad Bazzi, a day laborer from Bint Jbeil, a major town that had been one of the hardest hit in 2006.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023

But among the first things we learn in Jokha Alharthi’s novel “Bitter Orange Tree” is that this woman, Bint Aamir, has died — abandoned by her grandchildren, stripped of her dignity and left utterly alone.

From New York Times • May 10, 2022

This is the kasid of the fisherman of Oman Which Zehowah Bint ul Mahomed el Hamid Has made and sung for her lord, Khaled the Sultan.

From Khaled, A Tale of Arabia by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)