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Sot

/sɒt/ · noun

Meaning

(archaic) Stupid person; fool..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (archaic) Stupid person; fool.
  2. Drunkard.
  3. To drink until one becomes drunk
  4. To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot.
  5. (Singapore, colloquial, vulgar) Upset, unhappy or bitter about something.
  6. (Singlish, Manglish) Insane, crazy, screwed up.
  7. (Singlish, Manglish, intransitive) To short circuit, to go haywire or malfunction.
  8. (Singlish, Manglish, intransitive) To go crazy.

Example Sentences

c. 1670-1680, John Oldham, The Eighth Satire of Monsieur Boileau, imitated In Egypt oft has seen the Sot bow down, And reverence some deified Baboon.
Remember First to possess his books; for without them He's but a sot, as I am […]
Take a picture by Teniers, of sots quarrelling over their dice; it is an entirely clever picture; so clever that nothing in its kind has ever been done equal to it; but it is also an entirely base and evil picture.
Every sign That calls the staring sots to nasty wine.
I hate to see a brave, bold fellow sotted.
Ngl still damn sot about PV barging into Pasir Ris-Punggol and forcing a vote-split. The disrespect towards SDA was NOT ACCEPTABLE
all swe [software engineers] recently sot sot one. spent the last 3 years chasing too much headline salaries but now tech winter so all scared and frustrated . frustrations boiling over
my stock horn sot sot liao

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does sot mean?

Sot means (archaic) Stupid person; fool..

What is a synonym for sot?

Common synonyms include fool, alcoholic, souse, suck-pint.

What is the opposite of sot?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use sot in a sentence?

c. 1670-1680, John Oldham, The Eighth Satire of Monsieur Boileau, imitated In Egypt oft has seen the Sot bow down, And reverence some deified Baboon.

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