"thot" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From Scots thoucht, thocht, thoth, from Middle English thought, thouʒth, þauʒt, þauʒth, a variant (probably through combination with that, as in though that) of though, thogh (“though”). More at though. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|thoucht}} Scots thoucht, {{m|sco|thocht}} thocht, {{m|sco|thoth}} thoth, {{der|en|enm|thought}} Middle English thought, {{m|enm|thouʒth}} thouʒth, {{m|enm|þauʒt}} þauʒt, {{m|enm|þauʒth}} þauʒth, {{m|enm|that}} that, {{m|enm|though}} though, {{m|enm|thogh|t=though}} thogh (“though”), {{m|en|though}} though Head templates: {{en-adverb|-}} thot (not comparable)
  1. (Scotland, obsolete) Alternative form of though. Tags: Scotland, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, obsolete Alternative form of: though
    Sense id: en-thot-en-adv-WkPKmHzT Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction

Etymology: From Scots thoucht, thocht, thoth, from Middle English thought, thouʒth, þauʒt, þauʒth, a variant (probably through combination with that, as in though that) of though, thogh (“though”). More at though. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|thoucht}} Scots thoucht, {{m|sco|thocht}} thocht, {{m|sco|thoth}} thoth, {{der|en|enm|thought}} Middle English thought, {{m|enm|thouʒth}} thouʒth, {{m|enm|þauʒt}} þauʒt, {{m|enm|þauʒth}} þauʒth, {{m|enm|that}} that, {{m|enm|though}} though, {{m|enm|thogh|t=though}} thogh (“though”), {{m|en|though}} though Head templates: {{en-conjunction}} thot
  1. (Scotland, obsolete) Alternative form of though. Tags: Scotland, alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: though
    Sense id: en-thot-en-conj-WkPKmHzT Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: thots [plural]
Etymology: Variant of thought (q.v.) first attested in Scots c. 16th century but since spread through all English dialects. Etymology templates: {{m|en|thought}} thought, {{cog|sco|-}} Scots Head templates: {{en-noun}} thot (plural thots)
  1. Nonstandard form of thought. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: thought
    Sense id: en-thot-en-noun-zXse4QTg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /θɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /θɑt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thot.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thots [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: Supposedly an acronym of that ho over there, or acronym of thirsty hoes over there popularized by rappers in Chicago in 2012. Etymology templates: {{acronym|en|that ho over there|nocap=1}} acronym of that ho over there, {{acronym|en|thirsty hoes over there|nocap=1}} acronym of thirsty hoes over there Head templates: {{en-noun}} thot (plural thots)
  1. (US, derogatory slang) A slut, a woman who is sexually promiscuous. Tags: US, derogatory, slang Synonyms: promiscuous woman, thotty Derived forms: e-thot, gym thot, Insta-thot, thottery, tradthot
    Sense id: en-thot-en-noun-Vgpq89Za Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Etymology: Variant of thought (q.v.) first attested in Scots c. 16th century but since spread through all English dialects. Etymology templates: {{m|en|thought}} thought, {{cog|sco|-}} Scots Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} thot
  1. Nonstandard form of thought, simple past and past participle of think Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: thought, simple past and past participle of think
    Sense id: en-thot-en-verb-8WX6IAOr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for thot meaning in English (9.1kB)

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          "ref": "May 8 2017, Roy Wood Jr., “State of Black Shit”, in The Daily Show",
          "text": "That's why we're counting on you, Black Twitter, to continue the innovations in the field of slang. Never has black slang been appropriated so quickly. The other day, I heard two middle-aged white dudes calling each other thots. That word is gone.",
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          "ref": "May 25 2018, Samantha Cole, “Pewdiepie Is Teaching His Audience that Women Are Asking For It”, in Motherboard",
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        "2": "thoth"
      },
      "expansion": "thoth",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "thought"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English thought",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "thouʒth"
      },
      "expansion": "thouʒth",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "þauʒt"
      },
      "expansion": "þauʒt",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "þauʒth"
      },
      "expansion": "þauʒth",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "that"
      },
      "expansion": "that",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "though"
      },
      "expansion": "though",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "thogh",
        "t": "though"
      },
      "expansion": "thogh (“though”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "though"
      },
      "expansion": "though",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Scots thoucht, thocht, thoth, from Middle English thought, thouʒth, þauʒt, þauʒth, a variant (probably through combination with that, as in though that) of though, thogh (“though”). More at though.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "thot",
      "name": "en-conjunction"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "though"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1560, Alexander Scott, Poems, \"Ffollowis the Justing and Debait...\", line 147",
          "roman": "Behynd;...",
          "text": "...Ffor, wer ȝe foursum in a flok,\nI compt ȝow noᵗ a leik,\nThoᵗ I had rycht noᵗ bot a rok\nTo gar ȝour rumpill reik"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of though."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "though",
          "though#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Scotland, obsolete) Alternative form of though."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Scotland",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "thot"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "thought"
      },
      "expansion": "thought",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Scots",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of thought (q.v.) first attested in Scots c. 16th century but since spread through all English dialects.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thots",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "thot (plural thots)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "thought"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English nonstandard forms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1611, William Mure, Miscellaneous Poems, ii, line 13",
          "text": "Perceauing me in thot perplex'd.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1742 Edmund S. Morgan, The Gentle Puritan: A Life of Ezra Stiles, 1727-1795",
          "text": "much beset with wicked thots saturday night"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nonstandard form of thought."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thought",
          "thought#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "thot"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "thought"
      },
      "expansion": "thought",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Scots",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of thought (q.v.) first attested in Scots c. 16th century but since spread through all English dialects.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "thot",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "thought"
        },
        {
          "word": "simple past and past participle of think"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English nonstandard forms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "July 27 2006, KS, “Permanent Resident Card Renewal”, in misc.immigration.canada (Usenet)",
          "text": "Sorry if u thot i was being rude just bcoz i typed in Caps. I was just trying to make myself clear.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nonstandard form of thought, simple past and past participle of think"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thought",
          "thought#English"
        ],
        [
          "think",
          "think#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "thot"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "e-thot"
    },
    {
      "word": "gym thot"
    },
    {
      "word": "Insta-thot"
    },
    {
      "word": "thottery"
    },
    {
      "word": "tradthot"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "that ho over there",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "acronym of that ho over there",
      "name": "acronym"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "thirsty hoes over there",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "acronym of thirsty hoes over there",
      "name": "acronym"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Supposedly an acronym of that ho over there, or acronym of thirsty hoes over there popularized by rappers in Chicago in 2012.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thots",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "thot (plural thots)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English derogatory terms",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "June 23 2014, Amanda Marcotte, “Let's Put an End to 'THOT': The Misogynistic Phrase That's Sweeping the Nation”, in The Daily Beast",
          "text": "...the appearance of the word “thot” in the whole mess shows how much it’s morphed into the same kind of word as “slut”—a catch-all way to put any woman in her place by suggesting that she’s somehow too sexual. But, of course, it’s a game women can’t win, because if you’re not obviously sexual enough to be called a “thot,” then you’re simply going to be disparaged for failing to be sexy enough.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "May 8 2017, Roy Wood Jr., “State of Black Shit”, in The Daily Show",
          "text": "That's why we're counting on you, Black Twitter, to continue the innovations in the field of slang. Never has black slang been appropriated so quickly. The other day, I heard two middle-aged white dudes calling each other thots. That word is gone.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "May 25 2018, Samantha Cole, “Pewdiepie Is Teaching His Audience that Women Are Asking For It”, in Motherboard",
          "text": "While Kjellberg struggled to keep his eyes off their chests, he \"jokingly\" called women in the video “stupid Twitch thots,” a derogatory term for women that stands for “that ho [whore] over there.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A slut, a woman who is sexually promiscuous."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "slut",
          "slut"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "sexually",
          "sexually"
        ],
        [
          "promiscuous",
          "promiscuous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, derogatory slang) A slut, a woman who is sexually promiscuous."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "derogatory",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/θɒt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θɑt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "thought (accents with the cot–caught merger)"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "promiscuous woman"
    },
    {
      "word": "thotty"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thot"
}

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