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Hot mess

//ˌhɑt ˈmɛs// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A warm meal, usually cooked in a large pot, often similar to a stew or porridge; service of such a heated meal to soldiers. countable, uncountable

    ""Smallbones," said the lieutenant, after trying the hot mess before him, and finding that he was still in danger of burning his mouth, "bring me the red-herring.""

  2. 2
    A situation or object in a state of extreme disarray. US, informal

    "The politician's in a hot mess since the women got the vote -- his wife threatened not to vote for his candidate unless he wipes the dishes."

  3. 3
    A disheveled or unbalanced person, particularly one who is nevertheless, or therefore, attractive. US, informal

    "My hair had two months of roots exposed. My brows were overgrown. I was a hot mess. And I was fat."

  4. 4
    Trouble. Southern-US, informal, obsolete

    "I'm in a hot mess."

Etymology

Etymology 1

hot (“warm”) + mess (“meal; soldiers who eat together”).

Etymology 2

hot (“uncomfortable”) or hot (“attractive”) + mess (“disarray”).

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