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–noun
an impetuous or short-tempered person.
[Origin: 1650–60; hot + head]
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hot·head    Audio Help   (hŏt'hěd')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A quick-tempered or impetuous person.

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hothead 
"short-tempered person," 1660, from hot + head; Johnson's dictionary also lists hotmouthed "headstrong, ungovernable."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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hothead

noun
1. a belligerent grouch [syn: fire-eater] 
2. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: daredevil] 

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