mod. and hot under the collar. angry. : Gee, that guy is really hot under the collar. What did I do?
mod. wanted by the police. (Underworld.) : Lefty is hot because of his part in the bank job.
mod. stolen. : Rocko won't touch a hot watch or anything else hot.
mod. carrying contraband and subject to arrest if caught. : Lefty was hot and needed a place to stay.
mod. having a run of good luck in gambling. : I was hot when I started. I'm broke now.
mod. of great renown; doing quite well for the time being. : The opera tenor was hot, and even the lowbrows would pay to hear him.
mod. alcohol intoxicated. (Old.) : Willy was too hot to stand up.
mod. selling well. : These things are really hot this season.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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