Zots vs Hots - What's the difference?
zots | hots |
(zot)
(slang) To zap, kill, or destroy.
* 1980 , Kit Reed, Magic time
* 1997 , "Matt Lepinski", Zotting'' (on Internet newsgroup ''rec.humor.oracle.d )
* 1997 , "Terry Moore", COPS PUT LIVES ON LINE?'' (on Internet newsgroup ''austin.general )
* 1998 , "RosieDawg", watergardening and dogs and Rosie's new toy, OT-ish'' (on Internet newsgroup ''rec.ponds )
(US) The characteristic sound made by an anteater's tongue or by lightning.
(slang) to have the "hots" for someone means to be physically attracted to them
As a verb zots
is (zot).As a noun hots is
(slang) to have the "hots" for someone means to be physically attracted to them.zots
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Verb
(head)zot
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Etymology 1
A sound effect. Popularized by the , a humorous Internet advice service, where the word was used as an irritated dismissal of a question.Verb
(en-verb)- I reached for the handle and it zotted me — an electric shock to the elbow.
- I've heard rumors about the oracle zotting people and I have these questions about zot?
- When a taxi driver, convenience store clerk, pizza deliverer, etc., gets zotted , it is on the back page of the local newspaper and not in out of town newspapers at all.
- electric fence - zotting me was fine (well really!) but they were worried about zotting the several dozen human puppies that hang around at our house.
