hotcha
/ˈhɒtʃə/slang (chiefly US )
adjective
1Vivacious, attractive, desirable; flashy, showy.
2Of music (especially jazz): exciting, lively; marked by a strong rhythm.
exclamation
Expressing enthusiastic approval or delight.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in The San Antonio Express-News. Apparently from hot, with arbitrary extension. With the use as interjection compare earlier hot-cha-cha.
- get one's claws into
- get one's creative juices flowing
- get one's end in
- get one's feet under the table
- get one's feet wet
- get one's fingers burned/burnt (or burn one's fingers)
- get one's hands dirty (or dirty one's hands)
- get one's head down
- get one's head round (or around)
- get one's hooks into
- get one's jollies
- get one's kit off
- get one's knickers in a twist
- get one's leg over
- get one's nose in front
- ribophorin
- ribose
- riboside
- ribosomal
- ribosomal RNA
- ribosome
- ribostamycin
- ribosyl
- ribozyme
- rib-ploughing