Word Noun
hottie
n.
countable
B2 Upper Intermediate hot·tie
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.”
Usage
Commonly used with the intensifier 'total' or 'real'.
Etymology
From hot + -ie. Sense “stolen vehicle” perhaps from hot-wired.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Occasional
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