Idiom idiom
have the hots for
Meaning
To be attracted (sexually or romantically) to (someone); to fancy someone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She really has the hots for her new coworker.”
“Everyone could tell he had the hots for the barista because he blushed every time she spoke to him.”
“Though she tried to hide it, her friends noticed how she laughed at every word he said and realized she had the hots for him.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026