botty

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English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɒti/
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Etymology 1

Clipping of bottom +‎ -y.

Noun

botty (plural botties)

  1. (childish, slang, UK) bottom
    Synonyms: arse, ass, bum, butt; see also Thesaurus:buttocks
    • 2010, Zorba Tocks, The Taming of the Twins and a Selection of Illustrated Limericks:
      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.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

bot +‎ -y

Noun

botty (plural botties)

  1. (informal, rare, computing) A term of address for a bot (automated software process).
    Bye bye, botty.

Adjective

botty (comparative more botty, superlative most botty)

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

Etymology 3

Compare boot, booting for shoot, shooting

Noun

botty (plural botties)

  1. (MLE, slang) Alternative form of shotty, alternative form of dotty (“shotgun”).
    • 2017 August 4, “Sticks and Stones”‎performed by Zone 2 (Kwengface x Trizzac x PS):
      Sticks and Stones may break my bones
      Not when I back this botty
    • 2019 May 21, “Can’t Rate” (0:46 from the start), Yanko (7th) (lyrics)‎:
      If Kizz step with a botty
      You know it's packed with two big cylinders
    • 2020 October 17, “Ying Yang”, performed by #TNB MA x Mighty1 x Di, 1:48 and from 2:55:
      Stepped in a rave with ying and yang, that’s me and bro with the botties
      Ride around in the back of a cab, that’s me and this thing from Tottie

Etymology 4

Adjective

botty (comparative more botty, superlative most botty)

  1. (slang, archaic) Conceited, swaggering.
    • 1834, anonymous author, Barnadiston: A Tale of the Seventeenth Century, volume 2, page 88:
      […] 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.
    • 2010, J. A. Noble, The Lime Walk, page 115:
      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!
References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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