noun
- plural of sot; people who drink alcohol excessively and habitually
Usage: informal; somewhat derogatory
Examples
- The old tavern was frequented by sots who spent their days drinking.
- He worried his friends would think of him as one of the neighborhood sots.
- The rehabilitation center helped many former sots rebuild their lives.
- She avoided the bar where the local sots gathered every evening.
- The novel portrayed the sots as tragic figures rather than comic relief.
- Despite their reputation, some of the sots were quite intelligent when sober.