English Explanatory Dictionary

bot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.
verb
  1. To bugger.
  2. To ask for and be given something with the direct intention of exploiting the thing’s usefulness, almost exclusively with cigarettes.
noun
  1. The bottom or backside.
noun
  1. A physical robot.
  2. A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.
  3. A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.
  4. A supremely unskilled player.
  5. A person with no ability to think for themselves; (by extension) an unintelligent or contemptible person.
verb
  1. To use a bot, or automated program.
noun
  1. Initialism of beginning of tape.
  2. Initialism of Build–operate–transfer.
  3. Abbreviation of Bǽh-oe-tu.

Pronunciation

/bɒt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bot.wav bŏt /bɑt/ en-us-bot.ogg EN-AU ck1 bot.ogg

Word forms

bot bots bott botting botted 'bot

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a modification of Scottish Gaelic boiteag (“maggot”), but the word already existed in Middle English, so the reverse direction of borrowing is likely. Possibly from Middle Low German [Term?].

Synonyms

bum NPC AI alcatote asshat arsehole asshole bayard berk birdbrain blither bobchin bonehead bozo buffoon brickhead Charlie chucklehead chowderhead chump clart clown der-brain dill pickle dim bulb dimwit dingleberry dipshit dipstick dirtbrain div divvo divvy dolt donk doodle doofus dope dork dote dotterel dullard dumbass dumbbell dumbo dumb fuck dummy dunce dunderhead dupe fathead fenderhead fiddle fuckwit fuzznut geck gig gink goober gooseberry

Related words

-bot

Derived words

rodent bot agribot aimbot Amabot antibot biobot bot farm bot herd bot herder botherder botless botlike botmaster botnet bottable botter botty Duchovbot infobot lawbot male-bot male bot malebot man-bot pleasurebot prostibot sexbot shopping bot troll bot Xbot viewbot
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