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hot mess

American  

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!

Usage

What does hot mess mean? Hot mess is used to describe a particularly disorganized person or chaotic situation. In some uses, a person described as a hot mess is attractive but just barely keeping it together.

Etymology

Origin of hot mess

First recorded in 1895–1900

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