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not-so-hot

not-so-hot is the alternative form of not so hot.

Meaning of not so hot

Adjective

not so hot (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Not very good.
    • "How are you feeling?" / "Not so hot."
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, so, hot.

Origin of not-so-hot

A hyphenated compound of not + so + hot.

Questions about not-so-hot

What is not-so-hot the alternative form of?
Not-so-hot is the alternative form of not so hot.

Words near not-so-hot in the dictionary

  1. not-for-profit
  2. not-for-profits
  3. not-pologies
  4. not-pology
  5. not-self
  6. not-so-hot
  7. not-thereness
  8. not-to-scale
  9. not.
  10. nota
  11. nota augens

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