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hothead

American  
[hot-hed] / ˈhɒtˌhɛd /

noun

  1. an impetuous or short-tempered person.

hothead British  
/ ˈhɒtˌhɛd /

noun

  1. an excitable or fiery person

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Etymology

Origin of hothead

First recorded in 1650–60; hot + head

Example Sentences

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Yet the "hothead" in the headlines is now a head coach described as "Mr Calm".

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

A young hothead named Matteo was sick of playing nice.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024

But McDaniels’ ascent from a hothead at UW to a headache for NBA opponents couldn’t have been easy to predict.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

Andrey Rublev: A tennis hothead desperately searching for peace.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

I don’t think my bad disposition was to blame for all of it, because I was a good husband, nothing like the hothead I had been when I was a bachelor.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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