hot take

noun

: a quickly produced, strongly worded, and often deliberately provocative or sensational opinion or reaction (as in response to current news)
… it's unsurprising that many of the pundits quickest to share their latest hot take about Clinton's failure as a candidate … are men …Joshua Zeitz
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

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The debate show makes a comeback, giving viewers exclusive content from the house and a debate with hot takes from a celebrity panel. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025 More recently, Flay offered hot takes on various topics in a Food Network video on Instagram in August. Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025 The impressive tonnage of news stories, Instagram videos, and Internet hot takes generated more interest than ever in the dusty trail zigzagging up the peak. Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Sep. 2025 No, that doesn't seem like a hot take. Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot take

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First Known Use

2012, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot take was in 2012

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“Hot take.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20take. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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