Meaning of Sot | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Stupid person; fool.
   archaic
2. Audio recorded to accompany vision, as opposed to audio recorded later, such as voice-over.
   countable, uncountable
3. Drunkard.
4. Audio captured from a person who is on camera, such as an interviewee; a sound bite.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Remember⟳ First to possess⟳ his books; for without them He's but a sot, as I am […]”

“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.”

“Every sign⟳ That calls the staring sots to nasty wine.”

“Take⟳ a picture by Teniers, of sots quarrelling over their dice; it is an entirely clever picture; so clever that nothing in its kind has ever been done equal to it; but it is also an entirely base⟳ and evil picture.”

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