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dhoti

English

Alternative forms

  • dhooti
  • dhootie
  • dhuti
  • dottie (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ???? (dhot?).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??ti

Noun

dhoti (plural dhotis)

  1. A long loincloth worn by Hindu men in India.
  2. The cotton fabric used for such loincloths.

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ghoti

English

Etymology

Though frequently reported to be a coinage of George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), this term dates back to at least 1855.

A jocular spelling of fish (/f??/) used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling:

  • gh, /f/ as in laugh, /læf/, /l??f/;
  • o, /?/ as in women, /?w?m?n/; and
  • ti, /?/ as in nation, /?ne???n/.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (intended) /f??/
    • Homophone: fish
    • Rhymes: -??
  • IPA(key): (often) /??o?.ti/

Noun

ghoti (plural ghoti)

  1. (rare, humorous) A constructed word said to be an alternative spelling of fish.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:ghoti.

Usage notes

  • The term is very rarely used, though it is mentioned with somewhat greater frequency than it is used.

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