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See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in British English. bint is considered derogatory. See meaning & use.
Definition of bint noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بِنْت (bint, “girl, daughter”), from Proto-Semitic *bint-, used to denote a patronym. The term entered the British lexicon during the occupation of Egypt at the end of the 19th century, where it was adopted by British soldiers to mean "girlfriend" or "bit on the side". Its register varies from that of the harsher bitch to being affectionate, the latter more commonly associated with the West Midlands. The term was used in British armed forces and the London area synonymou...
Pronunciation
1. enPR: bĭnt, IPA(key): /bɪnt/ 2. Rhymes: -ɪnt
Noun
bint (plural bints) 1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) A woman, a girl. 1.1. Tell that bintto get herself in here now! 1.1. 1997, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery: 1.1.1. Don't you remember the Crimbo din-din we had with the grotty Scots bint? 1.2. 1975, Monty Python and the Holy Grail: 1.2.1. If I went round saying I was an emperor just because some moistened binthad lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!
Noun
bint ? 1. (Sappada, Sauris, Timau) wind
References
1. Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.
Etymology
From Old High German wint (“wind”). Cognate with German Wind, English wind.
Noun
bint m (plural binte, diminutive bintle) 1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) wind 1.1. Dar bint plaazet. ― The windis blowing.
References
1. Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter[Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien 2. “bint” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Etymology
Russian бинт (bint), from German Binde.
Noun
bint 1. bind, bandage
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bint, from older gebint.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /bɪnt/ 2. Hyphenation: bint 3. Rhymes: -ɪnt
Noun
bint n (plural binten) 1. heavy wooden beam, especially as part of a roof 2. several beams, forming the structure of a building or a roof 2.1. Synonym: gebint
Etymology
From Arabic بِنْت (bint).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /bɪnt/
Noun
bint f (plural ulied) 1. daughter 1.1. Coordinate term: iben
Etymology
From Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-Germanic *windaz. Cognate with German Wind, English wind.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /bint/
Noun
bint m 1. wind
Bint definition: a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.. See examples of BINT used in a sentence.
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There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun bint. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete.
