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jilt
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[dʒɪlt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- suddenly reject or abandon (a lover)
(e.g: he was jilted at the altar by his bride-to-be)
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mid 17th century: (in the sense ‘deceive, trick’): of unknown origin
[dʒɪlt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person, especially a woman, who capriciously rejects a lover
(e.g: they'll teach you the guilt of coquetting and ogling, and playing the jilt)
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