red-hot

American  

[red-hot, red-hot] / ˈrɛdˈhɒt, ˈrɛdˌhɒt /

adjective

1. red with heat; very hot.

2. creating much excitement, demand, or discussion.

   The new toy robot is a red-hot item this Christmas.

3. violent; furious.

   red-hot anger.

4. characterized by intense excitement, enthusiasm, or passion.

5. very fresh or new; most recent.

   red-hot tips on the stock market.

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noun

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

2. Informal. a hot dog.

3. a small cinnamon-flavored candy.

red-hot British  

adjective

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 extreme, unreasonable, or unfair

   the charges are red-hot

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Etymology

Origin of red-hot

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75

Example Sentences

Red hot from deep, James made six of nine three-pointers to push the Lakers ahead by as many as 23 and held a 20-point advantage, 69-49, at halftime.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2022

Red hot Alex Burrows, who had back-to-back hat-tricks in wins over Phoenix and Columbus last week, handled all the Canucks scoring, the brace giving him nine in his last five games.

From Reuters • Jan. 12, 2010

Red hot political rumors out of Buenos Aires implied that Evita Perón, wife of the Argentine President: 1.

From Time Magazine Archive

Red hot lava had buried the village of El Patrocinio deeper than Pompeii.*

From Time Magazine Archive

So says Ivar Ingemundson, in Sigurd's song:— "The holiest five Of men alive,— Bishops were they,— Solemnly say, The iron glowing Red hot, yet showing No scaith on skin, Proves cause and kin."

From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

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