thot

English

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

thot (not comparable)

1. (Scotland, obsolete) Alternative form of though. quotations ▼
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Conjunction

thot

1. (Scotland, obsolete) Alternative form of though. quotations ▼
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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)

1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of thought. quotations ▼
   • , William Mure, , ii, line 13:

Verb

thot

1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of thought, simple past tense and past participle of think

Etymology 3

An acronym of that hoe over there or acronym of thirsty hoe over there under the influence of sexual senses of hot. The term was popularized by rappers in Chicago in 2012.^[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Sources please: these sound like totally fake folk etymologies.”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /θɒt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /θɑt/
• Rhymes: -ɒt
• Homophone: thought (accents with the cot–caught merger)

Alternative forms

• thotty

Noun

thot (plural thots)

1. (US, derogatory slang) A slut, a woman who is sexually promiscuous. quotations ▼
   • June 23, Amanda Marcotte, "Let's Put an End to 'THOT': The Misogynistic Phrase That's Sweeping the Nation", :
   • May 8, Roy Wood Jr., "State of Black Shit", :
   • May 25, Samantha Cole, "Pewdiepie Is Teaching His Audience that Women Are Asking For It",

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:promiscuous woman

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