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hottie

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate hot·tie Archaic Informal Slang

n. a person who is very attractive or good-looking. It is a casual word you might use with friends when talking about someone you find handsome or beautiful.

n. a person perceived as being very sexually attractive. Highly informal and colloquial; typically used in social contexts to express physical attraction.


SIMPLE

Everyone at the party thought the new guy was a total hottie.

CONTEXTUAL

She pointed out a hottie across the room, but her friend was too shy to go over and talk to him.

Origin

From hot + -ie. Sense “stolen vehicle” perhaps from hot-wired.

Usage

Commonly used with the intensifier 'total' or 'real'.

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