red hot

adjective

1. red with heat; very hot.
2. creating much excitement, demand, or discussion: The new toy robot is a red-hot item this Christmas.
3. violent; furious: red-hot anger.
4. characterized by intense excitement, enthusiasm, or passion.
5. very fresh or new; most recent: red-hot tips on the stock market.

noun

6. a person who has great fervor or intensity, as for a goal or cause.
7. Informal. a hot dog.
8. a small cinnamon-flavored candy.

adjective

1. (esp of metal) heated to the temperature at which it glows rediron is red-hot at about 500°C
2. extremely hotthe stove is red-hot, so don’t touch it
3. keen, excited, or eager; enthusiastic
4. furious; violentred-hot anger
5. very recent or topicalred-hot information
6. Australian slang extreme, unreasonable, or unfairthe charges are red-hot

adj.

late 14c., “heated till it glows red” (of metal, etc.); of persons, “lively, passionate,” it is recorded from c.1600. Red-hot mama is 1926, jazz slang, “earthy female singer,” also “girlfriend, lover.”