jot

1 of 2

noun

ˈjät 

: the least bit : iota

jot

2 of 2

verb

jotted; jotting

transitive verb

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

jot this down

Synonyms

Noun

• beans
• bubkes
• bupkes
• bupkus
• continental
• damn
• darn
• durn
• diddly [slang]
• diddly-squat [slang]
• doodley-squat
• doodly-squat
• fig
• ghost
• hoot
• iota
• lick
• modicum
• rap
• squat [slang]
• syllable
• tittle
• whit
• whoop

Verb

• log
• mark
• note
• put down
• record
• register
• report
• set down
• take down
• write down

Examples of jot in a Sentence

Noun

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

Verb

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

To those that have already made their mind up about migrants and Muslims, Fall’s film won’t make a jot of difference. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025

Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever. —Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024

Verb

With Journal coming to iPad, people like me will be able to use the Apple Pencil to jot down entries more naturally. —Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

Al Bayoumi was seen on video casing the Capitol in the summer of 1999, pointing out Congress, the Washington Monument, the skyline and jotting down in a notebook a formula to calculate the rate of descent. —Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin iota, jota iota

First Known Use

Noun

1500, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1721, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for jot

• aught
• baht
• blot
• bott
• bought
• brought
• caught
• clot
• cot
• cott
• dot
• fought

Kids Definition

jot

1 of 2 noun

ˈjät 

: the least bit

jot

2 of 2 verb

jotted; jotting

: to make a brief note of

jot this down