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1jot

noun \ˈjät\

Definition of JOT

: the least bit : iota
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Examples of JOT

  1. <it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history>

Origin of JOT

Latin iota, jota iota
First Known Use: 1500

Related to JOT

Synonyms
beans, bubkes (also bupkes or bupkus), continental, damn, darn (also durn), diddly [slang], diddly-squat [slang], doodley-squat (or doodly-squat), fig, ghost, hoot, iota, lick, modicum, rap, squat [slang], syllable, tittle, whit, whoop

Rhymes with JOT

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

2jot

transitive verb
jot·tedjot·ting

Definition of JOT

: to write briefly or hurriedly : set down in the form of a note <jot this down>

Examples of JOT

  1. He paused to jot a few notes on a slip of paper.

First Known Use of JOT

1721

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