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hot off the press

hot off the press adjective: freshly printed.

Adjective

hot off the press

  1. freshly printed
  2. (broadly) so interesting or sensational that its publication cannot be delayed

Origin of hot off the press

In hot-metal printing, newly printed material is warm

Questions about hot off the press

What does hot off the press mean?
Hot off the press means freshly printed.
What part of speech is hot off the press?
Hot off the press is an adjective.

Words near hot off the press in the dictionary

  1. hot minutes
  2. hot money
  3. hot Neptune
  4. hot Neptunes
  5. hot nickel
  6. hot off the press
  7. hot off the presses
  8. hot on
  9. hot on someone's heels
  10. hot on the trail
  11. hot panted

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