Word
hottie
Phoneticshot·tie
Countable noun Slang
Definition
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.
Examples
“Everyone at the party thought the new guy was a total hottie.”
“She pointed out a hottie across the room, but her friend was too shy to go over and talk to him.”
Examples
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.”
Usage
Commonly used with the intensifier 'total' or 'real'.
Real-World Examples
“And it hasn’t hurt that, over the years, the Fox has been played by such Hollywood hotties as Power, Williams and Banderas, along with Alain Delon, George Hamilton and Frank Langella.” Etymology
From hot + -ie. Sense “stolen vehicle” perhaps from hot-wired.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
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- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
- Frequency
- Occasional
- Level
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
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