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hot and bothered
hot H0290000 (hŏt)adj. hot·ter, hot·test 1. a. Having or giving off heat; capable of burning.b. Being at a high temperature.2. Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable: a hot forehead.3. Causing a burning sensation, as in the mouth; spicy: hot peppers; a hot curry.4. a. Charged or energized with electricity: a hot wire.b. Radioactive or designed to use radioactive materials.5. a. Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery: a hot temper.b. Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager: hot for travel.6. a. Informal Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy: a hot new book; a hot topic.b. Informal Marked by excited activity or energy: a hot week on the stock market.c. Violent; raging: a hot battle.7. Slang a. Sexually attractive.b. Sexually attracted; full of desire: In this week's show, the surgeon is really hot for the new intern.c. Sexually aroused.8. Slang a. Recently stolen: a hot car.b. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.9. Close to a successful solution or conclusion: hot on the trail.10. Informal a. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.b. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.c. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.11. Slang Very good or impressive. Often used in the negative: I'm not so hot at math.12. Slang Funny or absurd: told a hot one about the neighbors' dog.13. Slang a. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.b. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.c. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.d. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.14. Music Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation: hot jazz.15. Bold and bright.adv.1. In a hot manner; hotly.2. While hot: foods that are best eaten hot.tr.v. hot·ted, hot·ting, hots Informal To cause to increase in intensity or excitement. Often used with up: "His book is an exercise in the fashionable art of instant history, in which every episode is hotted up with an anecdote" (Harper's).Idioms: hot and bothered Informal In a state of agitated excitement; flustered: all hot and bothered before the opening performance. hot and heavy1. Informal Passionate or intense: Interest in the new stock was hot and heavy.2. Characterized by or engaging in amorous or sexual activity. hot to trot Slang 1. Sexually avid; lascivious.2. Ready and willing; eager. hot under the collar Informal Angry. make it hot for Slang To make things uncomfortable or dangerous for: Don't make it hot for yourself by needlessly finding fault.
[Middle English, from Old English hāt; see kai- in Indo-European roots.]
hot′ness n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | hot and bothered - thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)flustered, perturbed, rattledcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechdiscomposed - having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air" |
hot and bothered
hot and bothered1. Anxious or flustered. Don't get all hot and bothered—we'll figure out a solution to the problem before the boss hears about it.2. In a state of sexual excitement. I can't help it—nerdy guys just get me hot and bothered.See also: and, bother, hothot and bothered 1. Fig. excited; anxious. Now don't get hot and bothered. Take it easy. John is hot and bothered about the tax increase. 2. Fig. amorous; interested in romance or sex. John gets hot and bothered whenever Mary comes into the room. The dog seems hot and bothered. I think it's that time of the year again.See also: and, bother, hothot and botheredIn a state of agitated excitement, flustered, as in She was all hot and bothered before her big opening. [c. 1920] See also: and, bother, hothot and bothered If someone gets hot and bothered about something, they become very upset or worried about it. Sir Terence was astonished that everybody had got so hot and bothered about the affair. The boss was asking for you earlier. He sounded hot and bothered. Note: You usually use this expression when you want to suggest that someone is getting upset about something unimportant. See also: and, bother, hothot and bothered in a state of anxiety or physical discomfort, especially as a result of being pressured.See also: and, bother, hot(all) hot and ˈbothered (informal) worried and upset: Ministers are getting all hot and bothered about official secrets getting out. ♢ You’re looking a bit hot and bothered. Is everything OK?See also: and, bother, hot hot and bothered Informal In a state of agitated excitement; flustered: all hot and bothered before the opening performance.See also: and, bother, hotEncyclopediaSeehotFinancialSeeHotAcronymsSeehabitabilityhot and bothered
Synonyms for hot and botheredadj thrown into a state of agitated confusionSynonyms- flustered
- perturbed
- rattled
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