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jilt

UK/d͡ʒɪlt/ US/ˈdʒɪlt/ uncommon
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly

  • “jilt a lover or a bride”

noun

1.

a woman who jilts a lover

Origin

Contraction of jillet (“a giddy girl, a jill-flirt”).

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