thot

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Adverb ==== thot (not comparable) (Scotland, obsolete) Alternative form of though. ==== Conjunction ==== thot (Scotland, obsolete) Alternative form of though. c. 1560, Alexander Scott, Poems, "Ffollowis the Justing and Debait...", line 147: ...Ffor, wer ȝe foursum in a flok,I compt ȝow not a leik,Thot I had rycht not bot a rokTo gar ȝour rumpill reikBehynd;... === Etymology 2 === Variant of thought (q.v.) first attested in Scots c. 16th century but since spread through all English dialects. ==== Noun ==== thot (plural thots) Nonstandard form of thought. 1742 Edmund S. Morgan, The Gentle Puritan: A Life of Ezra Stiles, 1727-1795 much beset with wicked thots saturday night ==== Verb ==== thot Nonstandard form of thought; simple past and past participle of think. === Etymology 3 === An acronym of that ho over there (or possibly a variant such as thirsty hoes over there, that ho out there, or thirsty hoes out there). It was popularized or possibly originated by rappers, particularly Chief Keef, in Chicago around late 2011 or early 2012. ==== Alternative forms ==== thotty, thottie (punning on hottie) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /θɒt/ (General American) IPA(key): /θɑt/ Rhymes: -ɒt Homophone: thought (cot–caught merger) ==== Noun ==== thot (plural thots) (US, derogatory slang) A slut, a woman who is sexually promiscuous. (US, derogatory slang) 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. ===== Quotations ===== ===== Synonyms ===== See Thesaurus:promiscuous woman ===== Derived terms ===== ===== References ===== “What Does thot Mean?”, in Slang by Dictionary.com‎[2], 23 December 2019, archived from the original on 18 May 2020 Glass, Jess (13 February 2018), “What is a ‘thot’? What does it mean and where did it come from? / What is a 'thot'? Meaning and origin explained / This is what "thot" actually means”, in PinkNews Marcotte, Amanda (23 June 2014), “Let’s Put an End to ‘THOT’: The Misogynistic Phrase That’s Sweeping the Nation”, in The Daily Beast OperaticSkeleton (30 April 2015), “[answer to:] What does "thot" mean and when was it first used?”, in English Language & Usage Stack Exchange Spool, Ari; Kevinvq2; et al.? (1 July 2015), “Thot”, in Know Your Meme Hess, Amanda (16 October 2014), “A Thot Is Not a Slut: The Popular Insult Is More About Race and Class Than Sex”, in Slate, →ISSN Drake, David "OrNah" (24 January 2014), “Thot Topic: A New Slang Term Is Sweeping the Nation”, in Complex Wells, Veronica (15 January 2014), “Death To The Word "THOT"”, in MadameNoire === References === “thot”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “think, v².”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2009. “though, adv., conj., & n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1912. “thought, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2009. === Anagrams === Toth, hott