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sot

noun \ˈsät\

: a person who is often drunk

Full Definition of SOT

:  a habitual drunkard
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Origin of SOT

Middle English, fool, from Old English sott
First Known Use: 1592

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Synonyms
alcoholic, alkie (or alky) [slang], boozehound, boozer, dipsomaniac, drinker, drunkard, inebriate, juicehead [slang], juicer [slang], lush, rummy, soak, soaker, drunk, souse, tippler, toper, tosspot

Rhymes with SOT

aught, baht, blot, bot, clot, cot, dot, ghat, grot, hot, jot, khat, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, motte, naught, not, plot, pot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, tot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht

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