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bot¹
- /bɒt/ UK
- /bɑt/ US
Sounds like bought (cot–caught merger), baht (father–bother merger) · Rhymes with -ɒt
Where it comes from
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?].
noun bots · bott
- 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. Peas and beans are as dank here as a dog, and that is the next way to give poor jades the bots.
bot²
- /bɒt/ UK
- /bɑt/ US
Sounds like bought (cot–caught merger), baht (father–bother merger) · Rhymes with -ɒt
verb bots · botting · botted
- To bugger.
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To ask for and be given something with the direct intention of exploiting the thing’s usefulness, almost exclusively with cigarettes.
Can I bot a smoke?
Similar: bum
noun bots
- The bottom or backside.
bot³
- /bɒt/ UK
- /bɑt/ US
Sounds like bought (cot–caught merger), baht (father–bother merger) · Rhymes with -ɒt
noun bots · 'bot
- A physical robot. I stared at the bot and recognized her for the first time. She was me.
- 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. The goals of IRC bots vary widely, such as automatically kicking other users off or more nefarious things like spamming other IRC users. In this paper, a free standing IRC bot is presented that monitors an IRC channel for commands from a particular user and responds accordingly.
- A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one. Next, you are placed in the world of RuneScape, which is similar to our own, with trees, grass, buildings, animals, and of course, people. In RuneScape's shops and banks there are bots (computer-controlled players).
- A supremely unskilled player. "That lobby was bronze negative 10!" Aydan joked on-stream, noting how easy it felt for his squad. "We got blessed with the lobby. It was such a bot lobby."
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A person with no ability to think for themselves; (by extension) an unintelligent or contemptible person.
The meaning of the word "bot" on Twitter/X seems to have shifted over time, with people originally using it to flag automated accounts, but now employing it to insult people they disagree with[.]
Similar: alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole, bayard, berk, birdbrain, blither, bobchin, bonehead, bozo, buffoon
verb bots · botting · botted · 'bot
- To use a bot, or automated program. Players caught botting will be banned from the server.
BOT⁴
noun
- Initialism of beginning of tape
- Initialism of Build–operate–transfer
- Abbreviation of Bǽh-oe-tu
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bott, flounder, bone, butt, pied, button, boot, bout, blunt, port, boat, robot, cure, baute, svensk, zool
Translations
Every language
noun larva of a botfly
| Português | berne |
|---|---|
| Русский | личи́нка о́вода ličínka óvoda |
noun a piece of software for doing repetitive tasks
| Español | bot |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 봇 bot |
| 日本語 | ボット botto, ロボット robotto |
| 中文 | 機器人 /机器人 jīqìrén |
| हिन्दी | बोट boṭ |
| Português | bot |
| Français | robot, bot |
| Deutsch | Bot |
| Ελληνικά | μποτ bot, ρομπότ rompót |
| Română | bot |
| Русский | бот bot, ро́бот róbot |
| العربية | بُوت būt, بُوت bot, رُوبُوت robut, رُوبُوت rūbut |
| עברית | בּוֹט bot |
Talk about this word "bot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bot "bot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bot.Cite this
@misc{bot_2026,
title = {bot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bot},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
