hotting

English

Etymology

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

Noun

hotting (uncountable)

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

Verb

hotting

  1. present participle and gerund of hot

References

  • 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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