[F., f. sot SOT a.] A silly remark or saying; a foolish action.
1673. Dryden, Marr. à la Mode, III. i. 36. That’s an excellent word to begin withal: as for example; He, or she said a thousand Sottises to me.
a. 1734. North, Examen, I. iii. § 14 (1740), 131. Which is a Sottise past all Belief. Ibid., § 23. 136. A Sottise of the lowest Form of Secretaryship.
