red hot

adjective

red with heat; very hot.

creating much excitement, demand, or discussion: The new toy robot is a red-hot item this Christmas.

violent; furious: red-hot anger.

characterized by intense excitement, enthusiasm, or passion.

very fresh or new; most recent: red-hot tips on the stock market.

noun

a person who has great fervor or intensity, as for a goal or cause.

Informal. a hot dog.

a small cinnamon-flavored candy.

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English

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red-hot

—*adj*
1.	(esp of metal) heated to the temperature at which it glows red: iron is red-hot at about 500°C
2.	extremely hot: the stove is red-hot, so don't touch it
3.	keen, excited, or eager; enthusiastic
4.	furious; violent: red-hot anger
5.	very recent or topical: red-hot information
6.	slang (Austral) extreme, unreasonable, or unfair: the charges are red-hot

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Word Origin & History

red-hot

late 14c., "heated till it glows red" (of metal, etc.); of persons, "lively, passionate," it is recorded from c.1600. Red-hot mama is 1926, jazz slang, "earthy female singer," also "girlfriend, lover."

Slang Dictionary

red hot definition

mod.
important; in great demand. : The stock market is a red hot issue right now.
n.
a hot dog; a frankfurter. : “Get your red hots right here!” shouted the vendor.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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