Definitions
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- verb US variation of
haunt - noun US
Ghost . - phrase tense variation of
ain't
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Examples
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To The Uninformed: A "haint" is a ghost or gobblin.
An 18-Year Bear Hunt 2007
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"My name haint Bobby Ke-whack, nur nothin '," answered Bobby.
Queer Stories for Boys and Girls Edward Eggleston 1869
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Yeah Buckstopper, that was the original definition I heard for "haint" as well.
An 18-Year Bear Hunt 2007
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I really enjoy this series about a Mississippi Delta girl turned private detective who lives in her ancestral plantation home that is complete with its resident "haint" Jitty.
PNJ - News 2008
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Even in the half-haint community, The Temple of the Revenant Specter drew controversy.
Saturday! marshallpayne1 2010
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I'm dubious of the "shimmering brighter" part as I've always wondered how many half-haint newborns she'd seen before me, and the "blessed event" was filtered through her new-mother's eyes.
Corona -wip marshallpayne1 2010
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Corona, a sassy half-haint with a penchant for trouble, is a character in Petrol Queen who stole the show and begged to have her own novel.
Corona marshallpayne1 2010
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Told from the POV of his new apprentice, Bary, a half-haint boy who recently achieved corporeality to learn the flimflam trade.
SSF update marshallpayne1 2009
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Even in the half-haint community, The Temple of the Revenant Specter drew controversy.
Saturday! marshallpayne1 2010
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I'm dubious of the "shimmering brighter" part as I've always wondered how many half-haint newborns she'd seen before me, and the "blessed event" was filtered through her new-mother's eyes.
Corona -wip marshallpayne1 2010
doris commented on the word haint
The definition is "variant of haunt" but the samples shown are variants of "ain't."
June 11, 2009