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- From Arabic بِنْت ("girl, daughter"), used to denote a patronym. The term entered the British lexicon during the occupation of Egypt at the end of the nineteenth century, where it was adopted by British soldiers to mean "girlfriend" or "bit on the side". It is used as a derogatory slang word in the United Kingdom, meaning 'woman' or 'girl'.
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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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Aug 31, 2010 · Bint - A girl or woman (usu. derog.); girl-friend. The term was in common use by British servicemen in Egypt and neighbouring countries in the wars of 1914-18 and 1939-45. Click to expand...
The term entered the British lexicon during the occupation of Egypt at the end of the nineteenth century, where it was adopted by British soldiers to mean "girlfriend" or "bit on the side". It is used as a derogatory slang word in the United Kingdom, meaning 'woman' or 'girl'.
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NOT derogatory, female equivalent to bloke. "such a bint", is feminist in only the way saying "such a woman", or "such a male" would be rude. Simply slang for woman, girl, female etc, in the way bloke is.
UK slang uk / bɪnt / us / bɪnt / Add to word list. an offensive word for a woman. (Definition of bint from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of bint? Translations of bint. in Chinese (Traditional) （對女性的侮辱性稱呼）娘兒們… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （对女性的侮辱性称呼）娘儿们… See more.
noun. /bɪnt/. /bɪnt/. (British English, slang, offensive) an offensive way of referring to a woman. Word Origin. Want to learn more? Find out which words work together and produce more natural-sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
It is used as a derogatory slang word in the United Kingdom, meaning 'woman' or 'girl'. Its register varies from that of the harsher bitch to an affectionate term for a young woman, the latter being more commonly associated with the West Midlands.
