Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Resembling a bot (automated software process); botlike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, rare
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Conceited, swaggering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Bottom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, childish, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: 'tocks, arse, arse cheeks, ass, ass cheeks, back, backside, batty, behind, blessed assurance, booty, botty, bottom, bum, bum cheeks, buns, butt, butt cheeks, buttocks, caboose, cheeks, derriere, dicky, fanny, fourth point of contact, gluteus maximus, glutes, gooseberry-grinder, gyatt, heinie, hiney, hinderlin, hurdies, jacksie, keester, keister, moon, moneymaker, nates, nether cheeks, patootie, peach, posterior, postern, rear, rear end, rump, seat, sit upon, tail, toches, tush, tushie
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A term of address for a bot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, rare
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of shotty and dotty (“shotgun”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, alternative, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From bot + -y.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dhewbh-? Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bhudhmḗn Proto-Germanic *butmaz Proto-West Germanic *botm Old English botm Middle English botme English bott(om) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English botty From bott(om) + -y.
Compare boot and booting for shoot and shooting, respectively.
