as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history
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Recent Examples of jot
This could be something as simple as a quick jot in your Notes app, or super extra like an advanced Excel spreadsheet—whatever works best for you.
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Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Her campaign isn’t copying every jot and tittle of Trump’s tax plan and would try to recover some of the $2 trillion to $3 trillion deficit her plan would cause with taxes on unrealized gains for people with a wealth of more than $100 million and jacking up the corporate tax rate to 28%.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
The male characters, from the man behind the curtain (Blake Hammond in a hammy turn as the Wizard of Oz) to the party boy Fiyero, (Xavier McKinnon) never steal even a jot of attention from the bond between Elphaba and Glinda.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
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But does anyone worth a damn really want to go to Madison right now?—
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Even for those in the North who didn’t care a damn for the four million held in brutal bondage, or those who wanted a soft, conciliatory approach, the war began to take on new and moral meaning.—
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Moreover, Trump cares not a whit about bringing drug traffickers to justice.—
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Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.—
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The social media star picked up what appeared to be kangaroo feces on the grass and gave it a lick, much to Irwin's surprise.—
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And all without a lick of spandex.—
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Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.—
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But their annual Christmas dinner was a special hoot.—
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My search proved fruitful, so below you’ll find my top picks, including an air fryer that saves counterspace, a set of six dishcloths for $24, and a chopping gadget that also slices, grates, and shreds.—
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Shred It For Packaging Turn used wrapping paper into pretty paper shreds for future gifts.—
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“Jot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jot. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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