Hotshot

//ˈhɒtˌʃɒt// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Highly skilled. informal

    "He was a hotshot lawyer, with an astounding win-loss record."

  2. 2
    Displaying talent. informal

    "Keep up those hotshot baskets, and the scouts are sure to take notice."

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field. informal

    "She sure was a hotshot on the keyboard, 93 words per minute!"

  2. 2
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field wordnet
  3. 3
    A type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about.
  4. 4
    A portable device that is used to jump-start an automobile battery, or the electrical output of such a device. US
  5. 5
    A fast freight train. US

    "Indeed, development proceeded so rapidly thereafter that Mopac, for instance, was rebuilding a series of 10-year-old Woodard 2-8-4's into 4-8-4's by 1940 - not because they couldn't steam but because their 63-inch drivers couldn't roll the hotshots fast enough."

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  1. 6
    A dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison. slang

    "I sniffed glue, transmission fluid, gasoline, whatever drug anybody gave me, I took. […] [Y]ears ago, I was in a drug rehabilitation program and found out that my brother was killed after somebody gave him a hotshot, drugs laced with poison."

  2. 7
    A lethal injection of heroin or another opiate.

    "“You guys are being babies.” “Babies.” “Oh, we're being babies, Mac? Why don't you go work for your dad all day?” “My dad's a meth dealer.” “[Mock Crying] Oh, oh, no! My daddy's in prison!” “My daddy used to give hot shots to prostitutes. Feel sorry for me!”"

Verb
  1. 1
    To give (somebody) a dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison. slang, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hot + shot.

Etymology 2

From hot + shot.

Etymology 3

From hot + shot.

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