Superhot

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A very hot chili pepper.

    "I buy a puree of ghost peppers from Dave's Gourmet, the makers of Dave's Insanity Sauce […] I blend it with cayenne and Vietnamese superhots to make a house hot sauce at Woodfire Grill."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Extremely hot. figuratively, not-comparable, often

    "The summer has been superhot for Hollywood, as the overall box office reached a record $4 billion, beating the 2004 record of $3.95 billion with one more weekend to go before summer is over."

Example

More examples

"The summer has been superhot for Hollywood, as the overall box office reached a record $4 billion, beating the 2004 record of $3.95 billion with one more weekend to go before summer is over."

Etymology

From super- + hot.

Related phrases

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