hilding
See also: Hilding
English
Etymology
Origin unknown. Likely a contraction of earlier hilderling, itself a alteration of hinderling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɪldɪŋ/
Noun
hilding (plural hildings)
- A wretch, a contemptible person.
- 1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked:
- ‘God, eh? Which god? You whore, you loathsome hilding.’
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