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hot stuff
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
hot stuff
(noun)
hot stuff
noun
hot stuff
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOT STUFF
[
noncount
]
informal
1
:
someone or something that is unusually good or popular
I remember when that guy was
hot stuff
. [=when he was very popular]
His music was
hot stuff
back then.
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2
:
a person who is considered hot (sense 5b)
:
a sexually attractive person
The new guy in her office is
hot stuff
.
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