jot

[jot]

verb (used with object)

jotted, jotting 

1. to write or mark down quickly or briefly (usually followed bydown ).

   Jot down his license number.

noun

1. the least part of something; a little bit.

   I don't care a jot.

jot

/ dʒɒt /

verb

1. to write a brief note of

noun

1. (used with a negative) a little bit (in phrases such as not to care ( or give ) a jot )

Word History and Origins

Origin of jot¹

1520–30; earlier iot, iote < Latin iōta < Greek iôta iota

Word History and Origins

Origin of jot¹

C16: from Latin jota, from Greek iōta, of Semitic origin; see _iota

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. not a jot or tittle, not a bit; not at all.

   The world situation matters not a jot or tittle to him.

Example Sentences

The use of such lists goes back to the days of antiquity; for all we know there were well-organized Neanderthals jotting their daily schedules on the walls of caves.

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He took a scrap of paper and a pencil stub out of one of his pockets and jotted some quick notes.

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Bits of overheard conversation often fascinated me, and I’d jot them down.

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Mr. Ferguson, who was born in Jamaica, was carrying scraps of paper with what police described at the time as “racist jottings” against whites and Asians.

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Cyrus Shareef had also jotted down his thoughts about the long history of farming.

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Related Words

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