Idioms for spot
Origin of spot
1150–1200; (noun) Middle English
spotte; cognate with Middle Dutch, Low German
spot speck, Old Norse
spotti bit; (v.) late Middle English
spotten to stain, mark, derivative of the noun
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British Dictionary definitions for hit the spot
spot
/ (spɒt) /
noun
verb spots, spotting or spotted
Derived forms of spot
spottable, adjectiveWord Origin for spot
C12 (in the sense: moral blemish): of German origin; compare Middle Dutch
spotte, Old Norse
spotti
Medical definitions for hit the spot
spot
[ spŏt ]
n.
A mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings.
A stain or blot.
v.
To lose a slight amount of blood through the vagina.
Idioms and Phrases with hit the spot (1 of 2)
hit the spot
Give total satisfaction, as in This beer really hits the spot. This expression gained enormous currency with a 1930s advertising jingle, in which a popular soda was said to hit the spot. [Slang; mid-1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with hit the spot (2 of 2)
spot
see blind spot; hit the high spots; hit the spot; in a bind (tight spot); in a fix (spot); Johnny-on-the-spot; knock the socks (spots) off; leopard cannot change its spots; on the spot; rooted to the spot; soft spot; x marks the spot.