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‘Thot’ has been used on the mạng internet and beyond for years – but what does it mean?
Have you ever heard the word “thot” and wondered what its meaning is or where it comes from?
If you’ve ever been on the mạng internet, you might have seen the term “thot” thrown about in memes, in a tweet or even as a thirsty Instagram comment.
But have you ever thought about what (or who) a “thot” is?
As the “thot” memes continue đồ sộ roll across the mạng internet, it’s time đồ sộ learn what “thot” means and whether we should be using it on our selfies.
Where did “thot” come from?
“Thot” (which rhymes with knot) started life as an acronym for terms lượt thích “that hoe over there” and “thirsty hoes out there”.
The term first appeared on Urban Dictionary in 2012, with some people using the term after hip-hop artist Chief Keef reportedly said “thot” on the phối of one of his music videos.
The use of “thot” peaked in năm trước, but is making a slow and steady comeback on sites including Twitter and Reddit.
Many hip-hop artists and rappers have since used the term in their music, helping đồ sộ popularise it on social truyền thông media.
The 2017 tuy vậy “Thot” by Uncle Murda features lyrics that describe how the singer used đồ sộ love a woman until he discovered she was a “thot”.
The tuy vậy includes: “God damn, I used đồ sộ lượt thích you / That pussy was tight too / Can’t believe I almost wifed you / Found out you was a thot too / What you gotta be a thot for.”
What is the meaning of thew word “thot”?
Though it’s not a word likely đồ sộ be added đồ sộ the Oxford English Dictionary any time soon, the meaning of “thot” is typically a woman who enjoys having sex and her rights đồ sộ her own toàn thân.
Home of mạng internet slang Urban Dictionary defines a “thot” as a cheap woman who apparently doesn’t deserve respect.
The most popular definition on the site reads: “A woman who pretends đồ sộ be the type of valuable female commodity who rightfully earns male commitment—until the man discovers that she’s just a cheap imitation of a “good girl” who is good only for mindless sex, not relationships or respect.”
Wow.
As we can see from that definition, “thot” is misogynistic slang, similar đồ sộ a slut or golddigger.
Of course, there are a lot of double standards with the term, with men shaming women for having sex with them.
“Thot” itself is not a gendered term, but lượt thích slut, is overwhelmingly used towards women as a way of shaming them for their sexual behaviour.
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“Thot be gone” is often used as an insult towards self-assured women, particularly those with self-confidence, who are often known as ‘insta thots.’
Many Facebook groups have popped up in recent years đồ sộ identify potential ‘thotties’ and prevent men from interacting with them.
These groups are used by trolls đồ sộ harass women and mock them đồ sộ hundreds of thousands of followers, often with the aim of chasing the women off social truyền thông media.
So-called ‘thot patrols’ allegedly report the social truyền thông media profiles of women en masse in order đồ sộ have their profiles removed
Why should we think about using thot?
This isn’t đồ sộ say that no-one should say “thot”.
Many controversial words have been taken back and reclaimed by the people the words have been used against.
Slut has been reclaimed by many women who have been sexually assaulted in the khuông of ‘slut walks,’ large protests where women often march in the clothes they were assaulted in.
Many LGBQT+ people use queer đồ sộ identify themselves, despite the term’s homophobic history.
Women using “thot” as an Instagram caption on a particularly fire selfie is in a different league from predatory men targeting confident women on social truyền thông media.
Calling someone else a thot is probably misogynistic, but if you’re calling yourself a “thot”, then “thot” away.
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