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English
Etymology
From hot + head. Compare English hotbrain (“a hothead”); Middle English hot-heorte, hat-heorte (“anger”), Old English hātheort (“furious, angry, irascible, passionate, ardent”, literally “hot-heart”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hothead (plural hotheads)
- (derogatory) One who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights.
The club was full of eager young hotheads who never seemed to be able to agree on anything.
- One who reacts quickly and without thinking carefully first.
Someone get this hothead out of here.
Translations
one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
one who reacts quickly and without thinking carefully first
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