hot stuff

noun

Definition of hot stuffnext
as in something else
something very good of its kind it sounds pretty ordinary now, but their music was hot stuff in its time

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Recent Examples of hot stuff September is no different, and there's tons of hot stuff to choose from this week, including some all-time classics. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 Yeah, who would’ve thought that putting hot stuff up your rectum could be risky. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025 There was a time when atomic clocks looked like pretty hot stuff. — David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025 At the time, Walk Score was hot stuff, building an online product that would quantify walkability by address. — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 But ketamine, as my colleagues Salvador Hernandez and Richard Winton reported earlier this year, has become hot stuff among the rich and famous. — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024 Wednesday warms a bit before the really hot stuff makes a comeback for the Fourth, when shower and storms chance could return as well. — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot stuff
  1. beauty
  2. dream
  3. wonder
  4. phenomenon
Noun
  • The spa The spa gazebos sit in a row along the river’s edge, complete with space for beauty services or massages.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • To wit, Heinemann in September introduced beauty retailer Mecca in Sydney Airport.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • The hoarder’s house functions as the deferred dream, the repository of all frustration.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Each contestant must pitch, prototype and perfect their dream dish with their creations then stress-tested for taste, kitchen feasibility, and trialled with real customers, to win a place on the menu.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of dream
Noun
  • In 2008, passionate surfer Tim Russo purchased the property, renamed it, and set out to organically grow it into a resort full of wonder where serious surfers and travelers fascinated with the surf lifestyle could vacation happily.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Fanny, his autistic eight-year-old granddaughter sees the world with bright precision and a sense of wonder.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of wonder
Noun
  • Over the past year alone, it has been buffeted by phenomena such as geopolitical uncertainty — especially in the Middle East — trade tensions, exchange-rate volatility, consumer confidence pressure, and disruption across travel and supply chains.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • This changes the alignment of the two ferromagnetic layers, which alters how easily electrons can tunnel through the insulating barrier (a quantum phenomenon known as tunnel magnetoresistance) and changes the sensor’s electrical resistance.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of phenomenon

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“Hot stuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20stuff. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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