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

sot

²

/ sɒt /

adverb

1. indeed: used to contradict a negative statement

   I am not! — You are sot!

Derived Forms

• ˈsottish, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sot¹

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

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

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