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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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- Arse. What a great way to start the list. An arse is your rear end (not to be confused with an ass, which is a donkey). But it can also be a reference to an annoying person: “Stop being such an arse”.
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Feb 5, 2024 · Very mild, yet apparently originated as rhyming slang for "Berkeley hunt". 5. Bint – n., derogatory synonym for woman appropriated from the Arabic word for daughter or girl.
- Buzzfeed Staff, UK
Aug 31, 2010 · I believe that bint is an Arabic word, meaning daughter. It doesn't sound very pleasant when used in English (derogatory expression for a woman/girl).
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.
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noun. /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. Check pronunciation: bint.
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.
