Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A quick-tempered or impetuous person.
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- noun pejorative One who
angers easily or goes in search ofarguments orfights . - noun One who reacts quickly and without thinking carefully first
Etymologies
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Examples
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Now, the ex-hothead is a quiet leader in the dressing room and a controlled — though no less intense — competitor come game time.
USATODAY.com - Devils' 'Dad' Stevens not over the hill yet 2003
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Well if I ever get elected to office you'll likely hear me being called a hothead too red hair and Irish/Scot/German heritage .
If it’s good enough for St. McCain … LuLu 2008
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"I am have been often been called a hothead who is only interested in breaking down people's marriages," she says.
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Her client's false testimony forces the Deputy Attorney General, the rabid Canterbury-hating Zach Williams (Terry Kinney), to call the hothead father to the stand as a rebuttal witness.
PopMatters 2009
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Alfaro has never been known as a hothead and has never used racial slurs, she said.
unknown title 2009
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McCain impulsively threatens critics over 'hothead' accusations
Music Desk: Leningrad Cowboys and the Russian Army Choir Happy Together 2009
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McCain impulsively threatens critics over 'hothead' accusations
Hundreds of Britons on waiting list for Swiss suicide clinic 2009
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McCain impulsively threatens critics over 'hothead' accusations
Editorial: Why Ken Loach should apologise for High School Musical 3 2009
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He's taken aback by all of this because, in "terms of volatility," Giffords was in the lowest percentile among members, and not a "hothead" at all.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2011
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He's taken aback by all of this because, in "terms of volatility," Giffords was in the lowest percentile among members, and not a "hothead" at all.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2011
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