jot

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noun \ ˈjät \

Definition of jot

:the least bit :iota

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Examples of jot in a Sentence

it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history

Recent Examples of jot from the Web

But Mayweather didn’t have a jot of trouble against southpaw Robert Guerrero in 2013.

— martin rogers, USA TODAY, "Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor hype train rolls on with a left-handed concoction," 21 Aug. 2017
If Mike Pence replaced Donald Trump and implemented every jot and tittle of the conservative program, then won reelection, most Republicans would be enraged, not excited.

— ben shapiro, National Review, "More and More Trump Supporters Celebrate His Character Flaws," 19 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of jot

Latin iota, jota iota

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First Known Use: 1500

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jot Synonyms

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

Related Words

ace, bit, crumb, dab, driblet, glimmer, hint, little, mite, nip, ounce, particle, peanuts, pin, ray, scrap, scruple, semblance, shade, shadow, shred, skosh, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), snap, speck, spot, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, touch, trace

jot

verb

Definition of jot

jotted; jotting

transitive verb

:to write briefly or hurriedly :set down in the form of a note

jot this down

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Examples of jot in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of jot from the Web

People jotted what brings them joy on colorful Post-it Notes and added them to the board.

— emma kate fittes, Indianapolis Star, "University High student Audrey Lupton used her final wish to thank her friends," 28 Aug. 2017
Cullen will jump up in mid-conversation to jot down a reminder, and cut short his high dudgeon over some issue with a laugh –

— doug struck, The Christian Science Monitor, "How a colorful Iowa newspaperman is taking on big interests," 15 Aug. 2017
The idea was that just jotting down a few very quick, context-free thoughts every day to engage in the physical act of being thankful would accumulate over time and keep me focused on the positive.

— esther j. cepeda, Washington Post, "PERSPECTIVE: I was so anxious, but then I started a gratitude journal," 15 July 2017
Just a few years ago, CYN was a teenager growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, jotting lyrics in notebooks and escaping the melancholy of middle America through music.

— sadie bell, Billboard, "CYN, Katy Perry's Latest Label Signee, Wants to Make Sincere Pop Music For You," 14 July 2017
At the end of the first century A.D., Roman soldiers stationed at Vindolanda, a Fort along Hadrian’s wall in the United Kingdom, jotted notes on wafer-thin pieces of wood—requests for beer, descriptions of cold feet, birthday invites and more.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "Cache of Roman Messages Found Near Hadrian’s Wall," 12 July 2017
Jot down the number of the nearest U.S. embassy or U.S. consulate with you, in English and the local language: All provide emergency help 24/7 overseas and in Washington, D.C.

— katherine lagrave, CNT, "14 Travel Tips to Know Before Heading Abroad," 5 July 2017
The majority of my collection are the Bic Clic pen, easy to whip out to take an order with or jot down a note.

— devra ferst, Bon Appetit, "The Best Way to Remember a Meal Is to Steal the Pen," 5 July 2017
Give those thumbs a rest and jot down (yes, with an actual pen) your finds along the way, in one of these eight travel notebooks.

— meredith carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "8 Best Travel Journals," 29 June 2017