Definitions

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  • verb US variation of haunt
  • noun US Ghost.
  • phrase tense variation of ain't

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Examples

  • To The Uninformed: A "haint" is a ghost or gobblin.

    An 18-Year Bear Hunt 2007

  • "My name haint Bobby Ke-whack, nur nothin '," answered Bobby.

    Queer Stories for Boys and Girls Edward Eggleston 1869

  • Yeah Buckstopper, that was the original definition I heard for "haint" as well.

    An 18-Year Bear Hunt 2007

  • 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

  • Even in the half-haint community, The Temple of the Revenant Specter drew controversy.

    Saturday! marshallpayne1 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Even in the half-haint community, The Temple of the Revenant Specter drew controversy.

    Saturday! marshallpayne1 2010

  • 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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  • The definition is "variant of haunt" but the samples shown are variants of "ain't."

    June 11, 2009