thot

thot · adverb, conjunction¹

1. Middle English · derived fromthought
2. Scots · borrowed fromthoucht
3. English todaythot

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

thot · noun, verb²

Variant of thought (q.v.) first attested in Scots c. 16th century but since spread through all English dialects.

thot · noun³

An acronym of that ho over there (or possibly a variant such as thirsty hoes over there, that ho out there, or thirsty hoes out there). It was popularized or possibly originated by rappers, particularly Chief Keef, in Chicago around late 2011 or early 2012.

Words from the same roots