wot

Old English understand

Wot is an informal or dialectal spelling of "what," representing a nonstandard pronunciation: Wot you looking at?

It appears in British slang and online writing to convey casual speech.

Separately, wot is an archaic form meaning "know" or "knows," surviving mainly in the phrase God wot (God knows).

british-slang

what

Requesting clarification or repetition

whutDialectal what spelling
innitBritish tag question
blimeyBritish surprise interjection

oi · mate · bruv · init · dunno · cockney · slang · dialect · colloquial · informal

archaic-know

know

Possess information with certainty

knowestArchaic second-person awareness
perceiveBecome conscious of
understandGrasp the meaning

aware · cognizant · discern · comprehend · realize · fathom · grasp · recognize · behold · observe

internet-abbreviation

waste

Unwanted discarded material

timeMeasured passage of moments
acronymWord made from initials
chatInformal verbal exchange

forum · text · message · shorthand · abbreviation · internet · online · slang · webspeak · netspeak

Categories

Archaismsthee, thou, thy, thine, ye
Biblical Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye
archaic Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye
archaic verbsdost, doth, hast, hath, shalt
archaic wordsthee, thou, thy, thine, tis
old past tensesspake, begat, drave, clave, gat

Opposites

KNOWLEDGE STATE (archaic sense)

Refuse to notice

misunderstand · doubt · wonder · question

register/style

Possess information with certainty

understand · realize · comprehend · recognize · be aware

Family

wit, wits, witty

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