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

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

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2021

Others have pointed out that Molière used the expression “un sot savant” in Les Femmes Savantes as far back as the late 17th century.

From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2017

While the designated sot stumbles through said tale, an assortment of familiar actors in period garb re-enact the story as described more or less exactly, flubs and all.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2016

I figured that by sunrise, the resourceful Josie would have sorted out this romanticizing sot.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2015

Islanders knew him as a nautical sot who affected the gait and mannerisms of a sea captain: he tipped his captain’s hard-billed blue cap wherever he went on San Piedro.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson