sot

American  

[sot] / sɒt /

noun

Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated.

   Synonyms:

   lush, drunkard

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sot ¹ British  

/ sɒt /

noun

1. a habitual or chronic drunkard

2. a person stupefied by or as if by drink

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sot ² British  

/ sɒt /

adverb

1. indeed: used to contradict a negative statement

   I am not! — You are sot!

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Other Word Forms

• sottish adjective

Etymology

Origin of sot

First recorded before 1000; Middle English: “fool,” Old English sott, from Medieval Latin sottus; further origin unknown

Example Sentences

Fosse, after all, was creating in his own image, whether rendering himself as a satyr, a sot or a snake.

From New York Times

He fired a sot from the right circle that eluded Greiss’ stick with 5:44 remaining.

From Seattle Times

He hosted parties and weekly card games and generally caroused with a bunch of other rich sots.

From Washington Post

The Penguins’ goalie then had a diving stop on Matt Martin in front about 7:44 in, and a stick save on a slap sot by Ryan Pulock 10 seconds later.

From Seattle Times

An Indian fighter jet was shot sot down in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the pilot was captured.

From BBC