Meaning of Taint | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
2. A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
3. The perineum.
   US, slang, vulgar
4. Alternative spelling of 'taint.
   alt-of, alternative, contraction
5. A tinge, trace or touch.
6. 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.
7. A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish.
8. Tincture; hue; colour.
   obsolete
9. Infection; corruption; deprivation.
   obsolete
10. A marker indicating that a variable is unsafe and should be subjected to additional security checks.

Equivalents

Examples

“There is a taint of death, a flavour of mortality in lies, - which is exactly what I hate and detest in the world - what I want to forget.”

“A prison taint was on everything there. The imprisoned air, the imprisoned light, the imprisoned damps, the imprisoned men, were all deteriorated by confinement.”

“He had inherited from his ancestors a scrofulous taint, which it was beyond the power of medicine to remove.”

“Using Apache version 1.3.29 and Perl version 5.8.2, we tracked the following sequence of taints […]”

“This taint he follow'd with his sword, drawn from a silver sheath, Which lifting high, he struck his helm full where his plume did stand, On which it piecemeal brake, and fell from his unhappy hand.”

“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)”

“Even her taint's raw?”

“Did you know that guy has absolutely no tan lines? He'll show his taint to prove it!”

“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?”

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