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sot

American  
[sot] / sɒt /

noun

Disparaging and Offensive.

  1. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated.

    Synonyms:
    lush, drunkard
sot 1 British  
/ sɒt /

noun

  1. a habitual or chronic drunkard

  2. a person stupefied by or as if by drink

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sot 2 British  
/ sɒt /

adverb

  1. indeed: used to contradict a negative statement

    I am not! — You are sot!
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Other Word Forms

  • sottish adjective

Etymology

Origin of sot

First recorded before 1000; Middle English: “fool,” Old English sott, from Medieval Latin sottus; further origin unknown

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