How to pronounce hothead
American English pronunciation
HOT-hed
- IPA
- /ˈhɑtˌhɛd/
- Syllables
- HOT · hed (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What hothead means
A person who loses their temper very quickly
In a sentence: My uncle is a hothead who shouts whenever his team misses a goal.
Where it comes from: It is hot plus head, a head full of hot anger. Old English had a like word, hātheort, that meant angry.
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