One frequently sees the prefix 'Bint' attached to the name of horses
owned by Arabs on racecards eg. 'Bint al Aksham', signifying that the
horse is a mare or filly.
Presumably it is PC if it wins and non-PC if it loses?
On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 16:19:28 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time) Charles Davis
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> ... bint Noun. A woman. From the Arabic 'bint' meaning girl or daughter. Derog. bird Noun. A
> female. Generally offensive in these days of political correctness but still has prolific use.
> E.g."Did you see that bird at the back of the ...
> http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/b.htm
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> On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 16:16:20 CEST renata van der wal
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> > Hello everybody,
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> > One of users here is looking for the meaning of the word BINT and would like
> > to know where it comes from?
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> > Renata
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