hot take

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a superficially researched and hastily written journalistic piece, online post, etc., that presents opinions as facts and is often moralistic.

   a hot take on healthcare reform.

2. a fresh approach or a new version: a hot take on a traditional Italian dish.

   a hot take on a classic song;

   a hot take on a traditional Italian dish.

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Etymology

Origin of hot take

First recorded in 1995–2000; hot ( def. ) (in the sense “extremely exciting or interesting”) + take ( def. ) (in the sense “opinion or assessment”)

Example Sentences

Here’s a hot take: South by Southwest is a Latin music festival.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

In the Slate Plus episode: The hot take that started it all: the $140,000 poverty line.

From Slate • Dec. 27, 2025

Frankly, it’s a flaming hot take that’s best kept private, reserved only for the Notes App or a conversation at the dinner party table.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

But it was better than scrolling through all the hot take artists we normally allow to pollute our timelines.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2023

When quite hot take the shells out of the oven and put a small piece of butter and a very little pepper in each shell.

From A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery by Corson, Juliet