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