hotting

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English

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Etymology

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From hot +‎ -ing; see hot (stolen), as in hot merchandise.

Noun

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hotting (uncountable)

  1. (British, slang) Riding in a high-performance stolen car, especially as a form of display.

Verb

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hotting

  1. present participle and gerund of hot

References

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  • John Ayto, John Simpson, editors (2008), “hotting”, in Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 137
  • OED additions 1997

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