hot property en · NOUN
Etymology
From sense hot (“illegal, stolen”) – compare hot check (“fraudulent check”).
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) Stolen goods.
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(uncountable, usually) Something that is highly sought after.
There was Nimmi (pronounced Neemi), a honey-coloured, nymph-like beauty. She had done a lascivious mating dance in an Indian technicolour epic called Aan, and she was hot property at the box office.
1969, Allen V. Ross, Vice in Bombay, London: Tallis Press, page 169:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hot properties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
booty (stolen goods)