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

Ain Ebel, a village filled with red-riled roofs and surrounded by olive groves, is one of few Christian villages in the Bint Jbeil district whose residents refuse to evacuate, insisting they are not a party to the war between Israel and Hezbollah.

From Barron's

In the school, as women prepared a meagre Iftar meal that is eaten at sunset during Ramadan, Lubna Saad, 42, tearfully recounted how she fled at night her town of Bint Jbeil near the border, spending the entire night on the road.

From Barron's

In 2008, Husain accepted a major commission from Qatar's Sheikh Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of Qatar Foundation.

From BBC

On Monday, the UAE's minister of state for international cooperation, Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, lambasted Burhan for demonstrating "consistently obstructive behaviour".

From Barron's

French Montana is reportedly engaged to Mahra Maktoum — full name with title, Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum — and the couple has apparently managed to keep the romance news off the radar for even longer than Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift did.

From Los Angeles Times