Urban Dictionary: Sote
www.urbandictionary.com › defineAug 27, 2006 · S.O.T .E. = Scum of the earth, a bum, a lowlife, petty criminals, juvenile delinquents. S.O.T.E. was created in the mid 1970's in Astoria, Queens, New York by a group of high school seniors, who harassed unsuspecting "lowlifes" on the street by screaming at them "Scum of the Earth."