hot take

noun

: a quickly produced, strongly worded, and often deliberately provocative or sensational opinion or reaction (as in response to current news)

… an inflammatory hot take about Cam Newton's quarterback style …

—Zac Al-Khateeb

Rash action and having "a hot take" are the coin of the realm now, not methodical deliberation and rational consideration.

—Vahe Gregorian

Yeah, there's always more than two sides to sports labor disagreements. But that didn't stop the very many hot takes over the last few days, reacting to this winter's free agency.

—Barry Rozner

Examples of hot take in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her review of the film earlier this week for the London Review of Books was a lengthy hot take on the project. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026

People are going to have their hot take, and they’re entitled to have their hot take. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian spoke with Fox News Digital at the Great American State Fair about all things nutrition, but one hot take stood out from the rest. — Angelica Stabile , Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

Clark’s fame and popularity have often led to various talking heads, commentators and even politicians who may not regularly follow the WNBA to share their hot takes whenever a situation involves the former college phenom. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

2012, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hot take

• awake
• backache
• beefsteak
• betake
• cheesecake
• cupcake
• daybreak
• earthquake
• forsake
• gouache
• handshake
• headache