Meanings
thot1
- Scotlandalternativenot comparableobsoleteAlternative form of though.
Thoᵗ he wes wicht he wes not wyss.
1568, Christis Kirk on Grene, section 266
- ScotlandalternativeobsoleteAlternative form of though.
...Ffor, wer ȝe foursum in a flok, I compt ȝow noᵗ a leik, Thoᵗ I had rycht noᵗ bot a rok To gar ȝour rumpill reik
c. 1560, Alexander Scott, Poems, "Ffollowis the Justing and Debait...", line 147
thot2
plural thots
- nonstandardNonstandard form of thought.
Perceauing me in thot perplex'd.
1611, William Mure, Miscellaneous Poems, ii, line 131 more example
much beset with wicked thots saturday night
1742 Edmund S. Morgan, The Gentle Puritan: A Life of Ezra Stiles, 1727-1795
thot3
plural thots · alternative thotty · alternative thottie
- USderogatoryslangA slut, a woman who is sexually promiscuous.
85% of Thots like to get tattoos on their lower backs.
2019, Ulysses McWhorter, How to Catch a Thot, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 32 more examples
...the appearance of the word “thot” in the whole mess shows how much it’s morphed into the same kind of word as “slut”—a catch-all way to put any woman in her place by suggesting that she’s somehow too sexual. But, of course, it’s a game women can’t win, because if you’re not obviously sexual enough to be called a “thot,” then you’re simply going to be disparaged for failing to be sexy enough.
2014 June 23, Amanda Marcotte, “Let's Put an End to 'THOT': The Misogynistic Phrase That's Sweeping the Nation”, in The Daily BeastWhile Kjellberg struggled to keep his eyes off their chests, he "jokingly" called women in the video “stupid Twitch thots,” a derogatory term for women that stands for “that ho [whore] over there.”
2018 May 25, Samantha Cole, “Pewdiepie^([sic]) Is Teaching His Audience that Women Are Asking For It”, in Motherboard - USderogatoryslangSomeone who is lower-class and ugly while attempting to appear fashionable and salacious to seek attention, or has other related aspects of physical appearance and personality.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
thot · adverb, conjunction
- Middle Englishthought
- Scotsthoucht
- Englishthot
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.
More words from Scots, Middle English
Full word history & related roots →thot · noun, verb
Variant of thought (q.v.) first attested in Scots c. 16th century but since spread through all English dialects.
Full word history & related roots →thot · noun
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.
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Cite this entry
thot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thot
“thot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thot. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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