sot

sot · noun¹

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromsottus“foolish”
2. Old English · inherited fromsot
3. Middle English · inherited fromsot
4. English todaysot

From Middle English sot, from Old English sot, sott (“foolish, stupid”), from Medieval Latin sottus (“foolish”), of obscure origin and relation. Possibly an expressive interjection, similar to French zut! (“damn it!”). Compare Middle Low German sot (“insane, foolish, stupid”), Middle Dutch sot ("foolish, absurd, stupid"; > modern Dutch zot), French sot (“stupid, foolish, goofy”).

sot · verb²

1. Middle English · inherited fromsotten
2. English todaysot

From Middle English sotten, from the adjective (see above).

sot · adjective³

Compare sod (vulgar interjection).

sot · adjective, verb⁴

1. English · derived fromshort circuit
2. English todaysot

From Cantonese short (sot¹, “crazy”), itself a clipping of English short circuit.

sot · verb⁵

Analogically formed on the model of get:got by those who use either git (“get”) or set (“sit”).

SOT · noun⁶

Acronym of sound on tape.

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