hottie en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɒti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɔte/ (Scotland)
- /ˈhɔti/ without the cot–caught merger
- /ˈhɑti/ (cot-caught-merger)
- [ˈhɑɾi] (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈhɔti/ (Australia)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈhɔtɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- [ˈhɔɾi] without the cot–caught merger
Etymology
From hot + -ie. Sense “stolen vehicle” perhaps from hot-wired.
Meanings
- (Australia, New-Zealand, archaic, slang) Synonym of hotshot.
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(slang) A physically or sexually attractive person.
Junior public servants in the Department of Infrastructure and Transport’s graduate program allegedly compiled a “hotties list” which rated female colleagues’ attractiveness.
2023 October 23, Elias Visontay, “Junior public servants allegedly made ‘hotties list’ that ranked female colleagues, Senate hears”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:You guys are pathetic. I'm gonna find myself a little hottie.
1999, Adam Herz, directed by Paul Weitz, American Pie, spoken by Steve Stifler (Seann William Scott):
- (New-Zealand, informal) A hot water bottle.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hotty | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hotties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (31)
fi kuumis (slang: sexually attractive person) · sv goding (slang: sexually attractive person) · mk пичка (slang: sexually attractive person) · fi kuuma pakkaus (slang: sexually attractive person) · de heißer Feger (slang: sexually attractive person) · fr bombe (slang: sexually attractive person) · nl knapperd (slang: sexually attractive person) · he חתיכה (slang: sexually attractive person) · ko 퀸카 (slang: sexually attractive person) · ru краса́вица (slang: sexually attractive person) · es bombón (slang: sexually attractive person) · it gnocca (slang: sexually attractive person) · mk риба (slang: sexually attractive person) · ru краса́вец (slang: sexually attractive person) · sv läckerbit (slang: sexually attractive person) · pt gostosa (slang: sexually attractive person) · pt gostoso (slang: sexually attractive person) · es bellezón (slang: sexually attractive person) · ru пре́лесть (slang: sexually attractive person) · sv snygging (slang: sexually attractive person) · fi hottis (slang: sexually attractive person) · es pibón (slang: sexually attractive person) · ru краса́вчик (slang: sexually attractive person) · nl stuk (slang: sexually attractive person) · ru мила́шка (slang: sexually attractive person) · he חתיך (slang: sexually attractive person) · ru красо́тка (slang: sexually attractive person) · pt pedaço (slang: sexually attractive person) · pl ciacho (slang: sexually attractive person) · ru ду́шечка (slang: sexually attractive person) · fa داف (slang: sexually attractive person)