hot stuff
Americannoun
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a person or thing of exceptional interest or merit.
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something unconventional, sensational, or daring.
This movie is hot stuff.
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a person who is erotically stimulating or is easily aroused sexually.
noun
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a person, object, etc, considered important, attractive, sexually exciting, etc
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a pornographic or erotic book, play, film, etc
Etymology
Origin of hot stuff
First recorded in 1750–60
Example Sentences
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Price: $700+ Amazon Best Buy Yeti Rambler The Yeti Rambler is a simple and effective thermos that keeps the hot stuff hot and the cold stuff cold.
From The Verge • Jul. 22, 2022
I got some hot stuff, baby, this week in the Slate News Quiz.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2022
Inhaled capsaicin, the hot stuff in cayenne and other hot peppers, triggers the cough reflex.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2017
Bradley Cooper plays a chef who think’s he’s hot stuff in the London-set 2015 drama “Burnt.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2016
It was because drinking hot stuff made your brain produce more sweat, and when that evaporated, it cooled you down.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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