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View synonyms for mot

mot

[ moh ]

noun

  1. a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
  2. Archaic. a note on a horn, bugle, etc.

mot

1

/ məʊ /

noun

  1. short for bon mot

mot

2

/ mɒt /

noun

  1. slang.
    a girl or young woman, esp one's girlfriend

MOT

3

abbreviation for

  1. (in New Zealand and formerly in Britain) Ministry of Transport (in Britain now part of the DTLR) See DTLR
  2. (in Britain) MOT test: a compulsory annual test for all road vehicles over a certain age, which require a valid MOT certificate

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mot1

1625–35; < French < Late Latin muttum utterance. See motto

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mot1

C16: via French from Vulgar Latin mottum (unattested) utterance, from Latin muttum a mutter, from muttīre to mutter

Origin of mot2

perhaps a variant of mort , obsolete slang for girl or woman, of unknown origin

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