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Where does “jiltee” come from?

jiltee (English) comes from English jilt, from Scots jillet — a giddy girl, a jill-flirt.

jiltee (English): One who is jilted

Definitions

  1. One who is jilted

Ancestry of “jiltee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjiltA woman who jilts a lover; To cast off...
2Scotsjilleta giddy girl, a jill-flirt
Every word from Scots jillet →