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taint
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te?nt/
- Rhymes: -e?nt
Etymology 1
From Middle French teint, from Old French teint (past participle of teindre (“to dye, to tinge”)), from Latin tinctum (past participle of tingere).
Noun
taint (plural taints)
- A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food
- A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish
- (obsolete) tincture; hue; colour
- (obsolete) infection; corruption; deprivation
- He had inherited from his ancestors a scrofulous taint, which it was beyond the power of medicine to remove.
- (programming) A marker indicating that a variable is unsafe and should be subjected to additional security checks.
- 2006, Jim Chow, Stanford University. Computer Science Dept, Understanding data lifetime (page 33)
- Using Apache version 1.3.29 and Perl version 5.8.2, we tracked the following sequence of taints […]
- 2006, Jim Chow, Stanford University. Computer Science Dept, Understanding data lifetime (page 33)
Translations
Verb
taint (third-person singular simple present taints, present participle tainting, simple past and past participle tainted)
- (transitive) To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
- (transitive) To spoil (food) by contamination.
- (intransitive) To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
- (intransitive) To be affected with incipient putrefaction.
- Meat soon taints in warm weather.
- (transitive, computing, programming) To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.
- (transitive, Australia, finance) To invalidate (a share capital account) by transferring profits into it.
Translations
Related terms
- tainture
Etymology 2
From Middle English taynt, aphetic form of attaynt, atteynt, from Old French atteinte (“a blow, stroke”). Compare with attaint.
Noun
taint (plural taints)
- A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
- An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner.
Translations
Verb
taint (third-person singular simple present taints, present participle tainting, simple past and past participle tainted)
- (transitive) To damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
- 1624, Philip Massinger, The Parliament of Love
- Do not fear; I have / A staff to taint, and bravely.
- 1624, Philip Massinger, The Parliament of Love
- (intransitive) To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
Etymology 3
Reportedly from the phrase “'tain't your balls and 'tain't your ass”. Ascribed to E.E. Landy's Underground Dict. (1972) is the following explanation: ‘'taint their ass and 'taint their pussy.’
Noun
taint (plural taints)
- (US, slang) The perineum.
- 2000 June 17, "Marc Newman" (username), "Re: Americas are overated", in talk.politics.guns, Usenet:
- Sorry you feel that way. But since your mother sucks cocks in hell if I go there I won't be rotting.....I'll be on line right behind you hoping to get another good head job from your Mom or Sister....if you can remember which is which.......(Moms the one with the beard on her taint)
- 2005 July 14, "Noodles Jefferson" (username), "Re: My Wife's Raw Comments", in rec.sport.pro-wrestling, Usenet:
- Even her taint's raw?
- 2010 February 22, "Duchamanos" (username), "Re: Huck Finn 2010-anyone going?", in rec.sport.disc, Usenet:
- Did you know that guy has absolutely no tan lines? He'll show his taint to prove it!
- 2017, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, HBO:
- Thats right, Alex Jones is trying to sell you sloppy wet rags for your tait [sic]. And-- and when you are done wiping down the area between your genitals and anus with a glorified wet nap...
- And look-- look, this tactical taint wipe has demonstrated incredible results, hasn't it, Doctor?
- 2000 June 17, "Marc Newman" (username), "Re: Americas are overated", in talk.politics.guns, Usenet:
Translations
Etymology 4
Contraction of it ain't.
Contraction
taint
- Alternative spelling of 'taint
References
- taint in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- taint at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Nitta, Tanit, Titan, nitta, tinta, titan
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dishonour
English
Alternative forms
- dishonor (American)
Etymology
From Old French deshonor.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /d?s??n?(?)/
Noun
dishonour (countable and uncountable, plural dishonours) (Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa)
- Shame or disgrace.
- You have brought dishonour upon the family.
- Lack of honour or integrity.
- (law) Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
Synonyms
- unhonour
Translations
Verb
dishonour (third-person singular simple present dishonours, present participle dishonouring, simple past and past participle dishonoured) (Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa)
- To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
- You have dishonoured the family.
- To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor.
- To violate or rape.
Translations
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