Zots vs Lots - What's the difference?
zots | lots |
(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.
English plurals
(colloquial) A lot; a great deal; tons; loads.
(colloquial) A great deal; greatly; very much; tons; loads; a lot.
As a verb zots
is (zot).As a noun lots is
.zots
English
Verb
(head)zot
English
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.
Etymology 2
Sound effect in the , first published in 1958, associated with both (1) the rapid tongue of an anteater character and (2) lightning bolts.Interjection
(en interjection)Usage notes
* Associated with the (UC Irvine Anteaters). ----lots
English
Noun
(head)- The men cast lots .
- They purchased all of the adjacent lots .
- Lots of the ways you can help are really easy.
- Don't worry, my family has lots of money.
- She made lots of new friends.
Adverb
(-)- I feel lots better about it now that we've talked.
- I care lots about the humane treatment of animals.
- Last year I ran lots faster than him.