English Explanatory Dictionary

hot mess

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
noun
  1. A situation or object in a state of extreme disarray.
  2. A disheveled or unbalanced person, particularly one who is nevertheless, or therefore, attractive.
  3. Trouble.

Pronunciation

/ˌhɑt ˈmɛs/ en-au-hot mess.ogg

Word forms

hot mess hot messes

Etymology

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

Synonyms

train wreck car crash dumpster fire shit show
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