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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Chiefly Southern U.S. Variant of haunt.

Wiktionary

  1. v. US variation of haunt
  2. n. US Ghost.
  3. tense variation of ain't

Examples

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

    An 18-Year Bear Hunt

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

    Queer Stories for Boys and Girls

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

    An 18-Year Bear Hunt

  • “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

  • “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

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

    Saturday!

  • “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

  • “Told from the POV of his new apprentice, Bary, a half-haint boy who recently achieved corporeality to learn the flimflam trade.”

    SSF update

  • “She's a half-haint and maintaining her vitamin B3 level is important so she doesn't slip off the mortal coil.”

    Writing update

  • “The character of Corona is probably the most interesting, a half-haint former prostitute trying to get by in a city that shuns her, who moves from one con job to another while keeping her niacin level up so she doesn't shuffle off the mortal coil.”

    Petrol Queen…first draft finished!

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  • doris The definition is "variant of haunt" but the samples shown are variants of "ain't." Jun 11, 2009

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