Zot
intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 An anteater. US, slang
- 2 A black person. South-Africa, Zimbabwe, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
"Regretfully there is nothing that can be done about things .. just a time bomb ticking, ticking, ticking .. until one day soon, the zots will decide to take a property here, and a property there (they have after all started with vacant land and been successful), so why not progress to property?"
- 3 Acronym of zonula occludens toxin, a secretion of Vibrio cholerae. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
- 1 To zap, kill, or destroy. slang, transitive
"I reached for the handle and it zotted me — an electric shock to the elbow."
- 1 The characteristic sound made by an anteater's tongue or by lightning. US
Example
More examples"I reached for the handle and it zotted me — an electric shock to the elbow."
Etymology
A sound effect. Popularized by the Usenet Oracle, a humorous Internet advice service, where the word was used as an irritated dismissal of a question.
Sound effect in the comic strip B.C., first published in 1958, associated with both (1) the rapid tongue of an anteater character and (2) lightning bolts.
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