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botty

Syllables: bot·tyUS/ˈbɒ.ti/

botty noun: bottom. Also the alternative form of shotty and dotty.

Noun (1)

botty (plural botties)

  1. (UK, childish, slang) Bottom.
    • There once was a soft luscious botty,
      That was spanked very hard and a lotty.
      Until one day,
      In the month of May,
      It was black and blue and looked grotty.2010, Zorba Tocks, The Taming of the Twins and a Selection of Illustrated Limericks

Adjective (1)

botty (comparative more botty, superlative most botty)

  1. (informal, rare) Resembling a bot (automated software process); botlike.
    • That email seemed pretty botty; it probably shouldn't be trusted.

Noun (2)

botty (plural botties)

  1. (informal, rare) A term of address for a bot.
    • Bye bye, botty.

Adjective (2)

botty (comparative more botty, superlative most botty)

  1. (archaic, slang) Conceited, swaggering.
    • […] and folk do say he be very fond on her; but for my part, I has I a better opinion o' Mistress Alice, than to allow she can take up with sich a dangerous-looking, botty man as Lieutenant Biddulph be's.1834, anonymous author, Barnadiston: A Tale of the Seventeenth Century, volume 2, page 88
    • Such a nasty biggoty-botty man, 'e were, tew. Us 'eard 'im, more'n once, puttin' on 'is parts with young mistress Mary Emma. But 'twere Wade Southwood 'eared yer bumbaistin' t' maister that day!2010, J. A. Noble, The Lime Walk, page 115

Also used as

botty is also the alternative form of shotty and dotty.

Synonyms of botty

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Forms of botty

Noun
pluralbotties
Adjective
comparativemore botty
superlativemost botty

Origin of botty

From bott(om) + -y.

From bot + -y.

Compare boot and booting for shoot and shooting, respectively.

Words formed from botty

Phrases with botty

Words that rhyme with botty

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Questions about botty

What does botty mean?
Botty means bottom.
What part of speech is botty?
Botty can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce botty?
Botty is pronounced /ˈbɒ.ti/ (US).
What is the plural of botty?
The plural of botty is botties.

Words near botty in the dictionary

  1. Bottos
  2. bottromycin
  3. bottromycins
  4. Bottrop
  5. botts
  6. botty
  7. botty bandit
  8. botty bandits
  9. botty burp
  10. botty burps
  11. botuliform

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