hot seat

noun

1

slang : electric chair

2

: a position of uneasiness, embarrassment, or anxiety

Examples of hot seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As another season begins and hot seats start to warm, fewer coaches may want to leave good situations for the unknown. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 16 July 2026

These are a couple of coaches who are sitting on blazing hot seats, and the odds are good that both are out of their respective jobs by the end of the year. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2026

But there is one job that has become something of a hot seat. — John Ramos, CBS News, 4 May 2026

Many fans and media members have placed him on the proverbial hot seat following an abysmal year. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hot seat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete