mot
Girlfriend. Dublin word for your other half.
Definitions
Your girlfriend. Specifically Dublin slang — outside the Pale you're in 'young one' or 'bird' territory. 'The mot' = the missus.
Loosely, any young woman, especially one being eyed up. 'See your one over there? Fine mot.'
mot In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Disputed. Possibly from the Irish 'maith' (good, as in 'cailín maith'), possibly from old British cant 'mort' meaning woman. Either way it's pure Dublin.
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