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hot mess

noun

, Slang.
  1. a person or thing that is a mess, as in being disorganized, confused, or untidy, yet remains attractive or appealing:

    He’s a hot mess when he wakes up in the morning!



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Word History and Origins

Origin of hot mess1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

The performance was exactly the glorious hot mess that description sounds like.

Like Love, the items are an impressively attractive hot mess.

President Obama could start mopping up this hot mess by causing some heads to roll in his Chicago campaign headquarters.

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