noun General Slang

mot

· noun · irish

Girlfriend. Dublin word for your other half.

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Definitions

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Your girlfriend. Specifically Dublin slang — outside the Pale you're in 'young one' or 'bird' territory. 'The mot' = the missus.

“I'm bringing the mot down to Galway for the weekend.”
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2

Loosely, any young woman, especially one being eyed up. 'See your one over there? Fine mot.'

“There was a load of mots in the smoking area.”
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mot In A Sentence

I'm bringing the mot down to Galway for the weekend.
There was a load of mots in the smoking area.

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.

Variants moth

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