Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

botty

/ˈbɒ.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
bot-ty
IPA
/ˈbɒ.ti/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bottom.

British usage; Slang

noun

A term of address for a bot.

Informal

noun

Alternative form of shotty and dotty (“shotgun”).

Slang

adj

Conceited, swaggering.

Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Germanic *butmaz Proto-West Germanic *botm Old English botm Middle English botme English bott(om) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English botty From bott(om) + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɒ.ti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

botties (plural) more botty (comparative) most botty (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce botty?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɒ.ti/.
What does botty mean?
Bottom.
Where does botty come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Germanic *butmaz Proto-West Germanic *botm Old English botm Middle English botme English bott(om) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English botty From bott(om) + -y.

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