Jot Definition

jŏt
jots, jotted, jotting
noun
jots
A trifling amount; the smallest bit.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
verb
jots, jotted, jotting
To make a brief, quick note of.
Webster's New World
To write down briefly or hastily.
Jot down an address.
American Heritage

(usually with "down") To write quickly.

Tell me your order, so I can jot it down.
Wiktionary

(usually with "over") To go quickly.

Just jot over there to the US Space and Rocket Center and give it a look.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Jot

Noun

Singular:
jot
Plural:
jots

Origin of Jot

  • Middle English jote from Latin iōta iota from Greek iota iota

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin iōta, from ἰῶτα (iōta).

    From Wiktionary

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