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jilt

[ jilt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.

jilt

/ dʒɪlt /

tr to leave or reject (a lover), esp without previous warning
she was jilted at the altar

Origin of jilt¹

First recorded in 1650–60; earlier jilt “harlot,” shortening of jillet

Origin of jilt¹

C17: from dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill

The staid sober lover—let him take care the pretty Clara does not jilt him.

To "jilt," to throw or dash water on a person; "gellock" (gavelock), an iron lever or crowbar.

Only I shouldn't consider it honourable to jilt Prosy, even for the sake of remaining single.

He treated the forlorn victim of a woman's jilt as a notable worthy of notable entertainment.

Is it possible, then, that she did really jilt the young man?

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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