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sot

[ sot ]

noun

, Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated.

    Synonyms: lush, drunkard



sot

1

/ sɒt /

noun

  1. a habitual or chronic drunkard
  2. a person stupefied by or as if by drink
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sot

2

/ sɒt /

adverb

  1. indeed: used to contradict a negative statement

    I am not! — You are sot!

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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.

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?

He fired a sot from the right circle that eluded Greiss’ stick with 5:44 remaining.

Bunny made a show of fraudulent, infuriating concern, peppered with snide comments about drunkards and sots.

He hosted parties and weekly card games and generally caroused with a bunch of other rich sots.

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