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jilt verb Jilt traces back to the English dialect noun jillet ("a flirtatious girl"), itself from Jill or Gill (used both as a proper name and as a noun meaning "girl") plus the diminutive suffix -et. Jilt itself came into use in the second half of the 17th century as a noun meaning "an unchaste woman" (a sense that is now obsolete) or "a woman who capriciously casts a lover aside," and also as a verb used for the actions of such a woman. These days, the person doing the jilting can be either male or female, and though jilt usually implies the sudden ending of a romantic relationship, it can also be used beyond the context of a romantic relationship with the broader meaning "to sever close relations with." : to cast off or reject (someone, such as a lover) capriciously or unfeelingly

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November 23, 2019 JILT "A Georgia court ruled that a man who jilted his fiancée is liable for $50,000 in damages." — Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2013"He went back to Fargo, where on May 5, 1924, he broke into a home and walked away with a $700 beaver coat, intending it as a present for his girlfriend. Before long, the young woman jilted him, moved to Valley City and took up with another man." — Merry Helm, The Williston (North Dakota) Daily Herald, 8 Oct. 2019

Word	jilt
Date	November 23, 2019
Type	verb
Syllables	JILT
Etymology	Jilt traces back to the English dialect noun jillet ("a flirtatious girl"), itself from Jill or Gill (used both as a proper name and as a noun meaning "girl") plus the diminutive suffix -et. Jilt itself came into use in the second half of the 17th century as a noun meaning "an unchaste woman" (a sense that is now obsolete) or "a woman who capriciously casts a lover aside," and also as a verb used for the actions of such a woman. These days, the person doing the jilting can be either male or female, and though jilt usually implies the sudden ending of a romantic relationship, it can also be used beyond the context of a romantic relationship with the broader meaning "to sever close relations with."
Examples	"A Georgia court ruled that a man who jilted his fiancée is liable for $50,000 in damages." — Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2013 "He went back to Fargo, where on May 5, 1924, he broke into a home and walked away with a $700 beaver coat, intending it as a present for his girlfriend. Before long, the young woman jilted him, moved to Valley City and took up with another man." — Merry Helm, The Williston (North Dakota) Daily Herald, 8 Oct. 2019
Definition	: to cast off or reject (someone, such as a lover) capriciously or unfeelingly

Jilt Noun Meaning Verb Back Woman Capriciously Romantic