sop (n.)
Middle English soppe, "something soaked," from Old English sopp- "bread soaked in water, wine, milk, or some other liquid" (in soppcuppe "cup into which sops are put"), from Proto-Germanic *supp-, which is related to Old English verb suppan (see sup (v.2)) and probably reinforced by Old French soupe (see soup (n.)). The meaning "something given to appease" is from 1660s, a reference to the sops given by the Sibyl to distract Cerberus in the "Aeneid." Also "dull or foolish person" (1620s).
sop (v.)
"to soak, dip in liquid," Middle English soppen, from Old English soppian, from the source of sop (n.). Intransitive sense of "be drenched, be soaked" is from 1755. Related: Sopped; sopping.
updated on March 12, 2023
Dictionary entries near sop
soothfast
soothing
soothsay
soothsayer
sooty
sop
sopaipilla
soph
Sophia
sophic
Sophie
