hothead

hothead
Synonyms and related words:
Mafioso, Tartar, Young Turk, bear, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bomber, brute, crank, crosspatch, demon, devil, dragon, feist, fiend, fire-eater, firebrand, fury, goon, gorilla, grizzly bear, grouch, gunsel, hardnose, hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhound, hellion, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hotspur, incendiary, killer, mad dog, madcap, monster, mugger, rapist, revolutionary, savage, she-wolf, sorehead, spitfire, termagant, terror, terrorist, tiger, tigress, tough, tough guy, ugly customer, violent, virago, vixen, wild beast, witch, wolf

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  • hothead — short tempered person, 1650s, from HOT (Cf. hot) in the figurative sense + HEAD (Cf. head) (n.); Johnson s dictionary also lists hotmouthed headstrong, ungovernable; Elizabethan English had hot brain hothead (c.1600); and O.E. had hatheort anger …   Etymology dictionary

  • hothead — ► NOUN ▪ an impetuous or quick tempered person. DERIVATIVES hot headed adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • hothead — [hät′hed΄] n. a hotheaded person …   English World dictionary

  • hothead — [[t]hɒ̱thed[/t]] hotheads N COUNT (disapproval) If you refer to someone as a hothead, you are criticizing them for acting too quickly, without thinking of the consequences. He is a hothead and a bully just like his dad …   English dictionary

  • hothead — UK [ˈhɒtˌhed] / US [ˈhɑtˌhed] noun [countable] Word forms hothead : singular hothead plural hotheads someone who easily gets angry or excited, and does things without thinking about the result …   English dictionary

  • hothead — n Easily angered person. Reba is such a hothead she flew off the handle when I told her she was gaining weight. 1660s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • hothead — See a hothead …   English idioms

  • Hothead Paisan — Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist est une série de comic des États Unis, consacrée à un personnage de lesbienne terroriste. Sommaire 1 Genèse de l œuvre 2 Résumé 3 Commentaires …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hothead Paisan — is an alternative comic written and drawn by Diane DiMassa. Subtitled Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist , it features the eponymous title character wreaking violent vengeance on male oppressors.The series has run at least 21 issues, which have been… …   Wikipedia

  • Hothead Games — Infobox Company company name = Hothead Games company company type = Corporation company slogan = foundation = 2006 location = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada key people = Vlad Ceraldi, President and CEO Joel DeYoung, COO Ron Gilbert, Creative …   Wikipedia

  • hothead — noun Date: 1660 a hotheaded person …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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