göt

Meaning

  1. (vulgar) arse, ass (buttocks)
  2. (figuratively, slang) courage, balls
  3. (offensive, slang) motherfucker, dickhead, asshole (generic strong insult)

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɟøt/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish گوت (“bottom, buttocks, back of a pack animal”), from Proto-Turkic *köt (“anus, buttocks”). Related to götürmek (“to carry, to transport”), which is from an earlier meaning "to raise, to lift". Compare Old Turkic 𐰚𐰇𐱅 (köt, “high, elevated”).

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