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not so hot

not so hot adjective: not very good.

Adjective

not so hot (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Not very good.
    • "How are you feeling?" / "Not so hot."
    • He wasn't feeling so hot, so he went home early.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, so, hot.

Forms of not so hot

alternative formnot-so-hot

Words that rhyme with not so hot

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Questions about not so hot

What does not so hot mean?
Not so hot means not very good.
What part of speech is not so hot?
Not so hot is an adjective.

Words near not so hot in the dictionary

  1. not see
  2. not see for looking
  3. not see someone for dust
  4. not see straight
  5. not so fast
  6. not so hot
  7. not so much
  8. not someone's circus, not someone's monkeys
  9. not that
  10. not that I know of
  11. not the brightest bulb

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