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EGOT

/ˈiː.ɡɒt/

EGOT proper noun: four major annual US entertainment awards: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

Proper noun

EGOT

  1. Four major annual US entertainment awards: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
    • Billions of dollars; millions of followers; EGOT status; a household name across the world.2021, Zakiya Dalila Harris, The Other Black Girl, Bloomsbury, page 180

Origin of EGOT

Initialism, coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas.

Questions about EGOT

What does EGOT mean?
EGOT means four major annual US entertainment awards: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
What part of speech is EGOT?
EGOT is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce EGOT?
EGOT is pronounced /ˈiː.ɡɒt/.

Words near EGOT in the dictionary

  1. egosurfing
  2. egosurfs
  3. egosyntonia
  4. egosyntonic
  5. egosyntonicity
  6. EGOT
  7. egotheism
  8. egotise
  9. egotised
  10. egotises
  11. egotising

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