Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thot

/θɑt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: thot
IPA: /θɑt/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alternative form of though.

Obsolete

conj

Alternative form of though.

Obsolete

noun

Nonstandard form of thought.

verb

Nonstandard form of thought; simple past and past participle of think.

noun

A slut, a woman who is sexually promiscuous.

American usage; Derogatory; Slang

noun

Someone who is lower-class and ugly while attempting to appear fashionable and salacious to seek attention, or has other related aspects of physical appearance and personality.

American usage; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"Thoᵗ he wes wicht he wes not wyss."
"...Ffor, wer ȝe foursum in a flok, I compt ȝow noᵗ a leik, Thoᵗ I had rycht noᵗ bot a rok To gar ȝour rumpill reik"
"Perceauing me in thot perplex'd."
"much beset with wicked thots saturday night"
"Sorry if u thot i was being rude just bcoz i typed in Caps. I was just trying to make myself clear."
"...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."

Etymology

From Scots thoucht, thocht, thoth, from Middle English thought, thouȝth, þauȝt, þauȝth, a variant (probably through combination with that, as in though that) of though, thogh (“though”). More at though.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: thoucht, thought

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /θɑt/
British English: /θɒt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

thots (plural) thotty (alternative) thottie (alternative)

Derived Forms

thotlike thottery thottie thottish thotty tradthot

Phrases

e-thot gym thot Insta-thot

Synonyms

promiscuous woman

Homonyms

thought (cot–caught merger) taught (cot–caught merger, th-stopping)

Rhymes With

not got lot a lot water lot shot hot not so hot cannot white-hot red-hot spot

Questions

How do you pronounce thot?: The recorded pronunciation is /θɑt/.
What does thot mean?: Alternative form of though.
Where does thot come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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