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hotshot

The correct spelling is hotshot.

How to pronounce hotshot

noun

Say it like: Hot-sho-t

The correct spelling is hotshot. Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field. For example: "She sure was a hotshot on the keyboard, 93 words per minute!"

Usage Examples

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

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

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.
  2. 2.A type of firefighter highly skilled in wildfire firefighting without external support, using basic tools that are backpacked in and manhandled about.
  3. 3.A fast freight train.
  4. 4.A dose of recreational drugs deliberately laced with poison.

verb

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

adjective

  1. 1.Highly skilled.
  2. 2.Displaying talent.

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