Meaning & use
haint
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A ghost or spirit, in Southern American English and Gullah folklore.
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The old porch ceiling was painted blue to keep haints from entering the house.
Local legend said the abandoned mill was haunted by a haint.
A note on using this word
Haint is a dialectal variant of "haunt," rooted in Southern and Gullah folk traditions, most famous from the custom of "haint blue" porch ceilings.
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