What does HOT mean?
A slang term for something or someone who is very attractive.
Other definitions of HOT:
- When referring to temperature, this indicates something is very warm, sometimes dangerously so.
- An acronym for "Healing Over Time" — an ability in a game that gives health over a set period of time.
- Very attractive or lustful. Originates from use changing from temperature to sexiness in the 13th century, with first published use occurring in the 1920s.
- Much like cool has transformed meaning, this term has come to mean sexy or attractive when referring to an item or person.
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How to use the term
HOT:
They are so hot. Wow.
This tea is so hot. Ouch.
Start the fight by applying your HOT, so you get the most out of the healing.
There are so many hot movie stars in this flick.
Video related to HOT
References:
Where did saying a guy was "hot" originate? - Big Questions (Ep. 16) | Mental Floss, YouTube
- A Miscellaneous that mentions "HOT."
A Mental Floss "Big Questions" episode in which the host answers a user's question about the origination of the word "hot" as a term to refer to attractiveness.
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