bint
[ bint ]
nounBritish Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
Origin of bint
11850–55; <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.
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How to use bint in a sentence
Surely they need not chivvy 'bints' in the bazaar, and officers educated in London could know better.
The Secrets of a Kuttite | Edward O. Mousley
British Dictionary definitions for bint
bint
/ (bɪnt) /
Origin of bint
1C19: from Arabic, literally: daughter
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