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hottie

American  
[hot-ee] / ˈhɒt i /

noun

Slang.
  1. a sexually attractive person.


hottie British  
/ ˈhɒtɪ /

noun

  1. a sexually attractive person

  2. a hot-water bottle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hottie

1990–95; hot + -ie

Example Sentences

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"Discovery" supposedly fails Gene Roddenberry's original directive by being too dark, aggressive and grim; "Picard," in its first season, introduces a space elf reminiscent of "Lord of the Rings" hottie Legolas.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2023

In “We Are Lady Parts,” Amina’s crush on a bearded hottie on campus leads to her true love: A tribe of women who can see her potential and want to help her reach it.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2021

Black, in particular, is genius in his expression of the annoying, self-obsessed teen hottie, and Johnson has always had a knack for playing against type.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2017

This is, of course, the sequel to “21 Jump Street,” the 2012 hit that borrowed its title and undercover brother shtick from the old television show best known for its hair-gel hottie, Johnny Depp.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2014

That’s what friends are for: hashing through girl problems, pondering the pleasures and rigors of marriage, helping to extinguish torches still carried for old flames, evaluating the crushworthiness of this or that hottie.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2014