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- [hot stuhf]
- /hɒt stʌf/
- /hɒt stʌf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hot stuhf]
- /hɒt stʌf/
Definitions of hot stuff words
- noun hot stuff a person or thing of exceptional interest or merit. 1
- noun hot stuff something unconventional, sensational, or daring: This movie is hot stuff. 1
- noun hot stuff a person who is erotically stimulating or is easily aroused sexually. 1
- noun hot stuff sth especially impressive 1
- noun hot stuff sb especially impressive 1
- uncountable noun hot stuff If you think that someone or something is hot stuff, you find them exciting or sexually attractive. 0
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Origin of hot stuff
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1750-60
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hot stuff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hot stuff popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hot stuff usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hot stuff
adj hot stuff
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- cocky — Someone who is cocky is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people.
- pompous — characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
noun hot stuff
- perk — to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.
- mud — wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- brew — If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee.
- cafe — A café is a place where you can buy drinks, simple meals, and snacks, but, in Britain, not usually alcoholic drinks.
- cappuccino — Cappuccino is coffee which is made using milk and has froth and sometimes powdered chocolate on top.
Antonyms for hot stuff
adj hot stuff
- humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- modest — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- unconceited — having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
- diffident — lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
- meek — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
noun hot stuff
- loser — a person, team, nation, etc., that loses: The visiting team was the loser in the series.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
- rookie — an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.
- imbecile — Informal. a dunce; blockhead; dolt: Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!.
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