bint

[ bint ]

noun

, British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.

bint

/ bɪnt /

noun

1. offensive.
   a derogatory term for girl woman

Sensitive Note

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bint¹

1850–55; < Arabic: girl, daughter

Word History and Origins

Origin of bint¹

C19: from Arabic, literally: daughter

Example Sentences

Late on Friday night, the Salah Ghandour hospital in Bint Jbeil announced it had closed after being “violently shelled”, following an order from the Israeli army to evacuate.

From BBC

The army said that in the second incident another soldier was killed “after the Israeli enemy targeted an army post in the Bint Jbeil area”.

From BBC

About 15 Hezbollah fighters were killed when the municipality building in Bint Jbeil was hit, it said.

From BBC

Dean Sweetland, a former British soldier who moved to Israel eight years ago, is one of the few people still living in a near-empty kibbutz within sight of the Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil.

From BBC

Another Lebanese soldier was killed in a strike on a Lebanese army position in the Bint Jbeil area.

From Los Angeles Times