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had the hots for

had the hots for is the simple past and past participle of have the hots for.

Meaning of have the hots for

Verb

have the hots for (third-person singular simple present has the hots for, present participle having the hots for, simple past and past participle had the hots for)

  1. (idiomatic, slang, transitive) To be attracted (sexually or romantically) to (someone); to fancy someone.
    • Whoa. Wait a minute, Doc. Are you trying to tell me that my mother has got the hots for me?1985, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, Back to the Future, spoken by Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox)

Questions about had the hots for

What is had the hots for the simple past and past participle of?
Had the hots for is the simple past and past participle of have the hots for.

Words near had the hots for in the dictionary

  1. had the drains up
  2. had the drop on
  3. had the first idea
  4. had the floor
  5. had the heart
  6. had the hots for
  7. had the last laugh
  8. had the laugh on one's side
  9. had the law of
  10. had the painters in
  11. had the pas of someone

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