zoot
/zuːt/noun, verb
zoot is spelled Z-O-O-T: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zoot means “A zoot suit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zoot is zoots.
How many letters and syllables are in zoot?
| Letters | 4: Z-O-O-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is zoot?
Zoot appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce zoot?
- /zuːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-zoot.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of zoot
- zoots plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- zooting participle, present
- zooted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zoot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USslangA zoot suit.
- 2
slangA fursuit.
- 3
UKslangA marijuana cigarette.
- 4
slangA cigarette butt.
- 5
UKslangPCP; phencyclidine.
verb
- 1
slangTo rush around quickly; to scoot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zoot come from?
Ellipsis of zoot suit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).