sot
sot · sots
пьяница, алкоголик
DrunkardDrunkard.
/sɒt/
Meaning
2 sensesDrunkard.
пья́ницаpʹjánica, алкого́ликalkogólik
(archaic)Stupid person; fool.
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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More definitions
- a chronic drinker
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
stupid person; fool:
drunkard:
Origin
From Middle English sot, from Old English sot, sott (“foolish, stupid”), from Medieval LatFrom 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!”).
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