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sot
1/ sɒt /
noun
- a habitual or chronic drunkard
- a person stupefied by or as if by drink
sot
2/ sɒt /
adverb
- indeed: used to contradict a negative statement
I am not! — You are sot!
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Derived Forms
- ˈsottish, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sot1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English: “fool,” Old English sott, from Medieval Latin sottus; further origin unknown
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sot1
Old English, from Medieval Latin sottus; compare French sot a fool
Origin of sot2
a variant of so 1, altered to rhyme with not
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Example Sentences
Fosse, after all, was creating in his own image, whether rendering himself as a satyr, a sot or a snake.
From New York Times
Drunks, on the other hand, were comical, and inebriation a joke — what could be funnier than a sot making his way home and offering beer to the streetcar horse?
From Los Angeles Times
He fired a sot from the right circle that eluded Greiss’ stick with 5:44 remaining.
From Seattle Times
Bunny made a show of fraudulent, infuriating concern, peppered with snide comments about drunkards and sots.
From Literature
He hosted parties and weekly card games and generally caroused with a bunch of other rich sots.
From Washington Post
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