hot

hot
1. AND hot under the collar mod. angry.
□ Don’t get so hot under the collar. Chill, man.
□ What a hot dude!
□ Gee, that guy is really hot. What did I do?
2. mod. wanted by the police. (Underworld.)
□ Lefty is hot because of his part in the bank job.
□ Willie was hot and wanted somebody to hide him.
3. mod. stolen.
□ This watch is hot. Keep it.
□ Rocko won’t touch a hot watch or anything else hot.
4. mod. carrying contraband and ubject to arrest if caught.
□ Albert was hot and on the run.
□ Lefty was hot and needed a place to stay.
5. mod. having a run of good luck in gambling.
□ I’m hot tonight! Here I go again.
□ I was hot when I started. I’m broke now.
6. mod. of great renown; doing quite well for the time being.
□ The opera tenor was hot, and even the lowbrows would pay to hear him.
□ The dancer was hot and was offered movie roles and all sorts of things.
7. mod. alcohol intoxicated.
□ Wally was too hot to stand up.
8. mod. selling well.
□ These things are really hot this season.
□ Now, here’s a hot item.
9. mod. sexy; sexually arousing.
□ Wow, who was that hot hunk you were with?

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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