Definition of "haint" [haint]

• Chiefly Southern U.S. Variant of haunt. (noun)

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• "To The Uninformed: A "haint" is a ghost or gobblin."
• ""My name haint Bobby Ke-whack, nur nothin '," answered Bobby."
• "Yeah Buckstopper, that was the original definition I heard for "haint" as well."