hottie

== English == === Alternative forms === hotty === Etymology === From hot +‎ -ie. Sense “stolen vehicle” perhaps from hot-wired. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɒ.ti/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɔ.ti/, /ˈhɑ.ti/, [ˈhɔ.ɾi], [ˈhɑ.ɾi] Homophone: haughty (cot–caught merger) Rhymes: -ɒti === Noun === hottie (plural hotties) (slang, Australia, New Zealand, now rare) Synonym of hotshot. (slang, originally Australia) A physically or sexually attractive person. Synonym: fittie (informal, originally Australia, New Zealand) A hot water bottle. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “hotty, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2022. “hottie n.2”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present