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having the hots for

having the hots for is the present participle and gerund 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 having the hots for

What is having the hots for the present participle and gerund of?
Having the hots for is the present participle and gerund of have the hots for.

Words near having the hots for in the dictionary

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

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