hot and heavy

Idioms  

1. Very enthusiastic and excited, as in That was a hot and heavy debate . This slangy expression employs hot in the sense of “characterized by intense feeling,” a usage dating from the tenth century a.d. , and heavy in the sense of “serious.”

2. Passionate, lustful, as in They were awfully young to be so hot and heavy about their romance . This slangy term employs hot in the sense of “sexually aroused,” a usage dating from about 1500.

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Example Sentences

“It feels so hot and heavy, like that ‘Ohmigod, you’re my best friend,’ when you move into your college dorm and meet new friends,” said Santorelli.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Even Colin Farrell's painful months spent in a hot and heavy bodysuit and under acres of prosthetics for Batman spin-off The Penguin were no match for it.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

It’s way too hot and heavy to wear in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2022

As a teen, I ruined holidays by asking my stepmother if taking my mother to treatments made her hot and heavy or if she was planning out the wedding during the funeral.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2021

A shadow now lay round the edge of sight, a dark haze above which the upper sky was like a blue cap, hot and heavy.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien