hot and heavy
adjective
informal
: sexually intense, active, or exciting
They have a very hot and heavy relationship.
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Eventually, Annie and Link pair off and things get hot and heavy in the Jungle Room.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
And while their steamy, sweaty dalliances are hot and heavy (albeit mostly clothed), most swoonworthy are the smaller moments, like Heathcliff gently cupping his hands to keep the rain out of Cathy’s eyes.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Justin and Hailey were spotted getting hot and heavy during Leonardo DiCaprio’s New Year’s Eve party in St. Barts.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 1 Feb. 2026
Colin goes along with it, and the next day’s activities are his reward: a hot and heavy wrestling match, full of crotch-squeezing, ass-baring calisthenics, plus a consummation that produces more pain than pleasure.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Just before the new year, when rumors were hot and heavy, Freeman took to X to reaffirm his commitment to the Fighting Irish.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Artisanal, electric energy has occupied the grand bones of this intoxicating city, with young creatives animating the unbuttoned cafés and bars filling its old town’s squares—the air always hot and heavy with wafts of arancini and zucchini fritti.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Dana and Katie are hot and heavy together.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
By April, the former couple were Instagram official and posting hot and heavy vacation pics that quickly spiralled them into relationship goals.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
And while their steamy, sweaty dalliances are hot and heavy (albeit mostly clothed), most swoonworthy are the smaller moments, like Heathcliff gently cupping his hands to keep the rain out of Cathy’s eyes.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Justin and Hailey were spotted getting hot and heavy during Leonardo DiCaprio’s New Year’s Eve party in St. Barts.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 1 Feb. 2026
Colin goes along with it, and the next day’s activities are his reward: a hot and heavy wrestling match, full of crotch-squeezing, ass-baring calisthenics, plus a consummation that produces more pain than pleasure.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Just before the new year, when rumors were hot and heavy, Freeman took to X to reaffirm his commitment to the Fighting Irish.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Artisanal, electric energy has occupied the grand bones of this intoxicating city, with young creatives animating the unbuttoned cafés and bars filling its old town’s squares—the air always hot and heavy with wafts of arancini and zucchini fritti.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Dana and Katie are hot and heavy together.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
By April, the former couple were Instagram official and posting hot and heavy vacation pics that quickly spiralled them into relationship goals.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Hot and heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20and%20heavy. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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