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

Examples of hot take in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Listen to The Run-Through with Vogue, a weekly podcast featuring the most exciting stories and hot takes from the worlds of culture, politics, sports and–of course–fashion The Vogue Runway app has expanded! —Olivia Allen, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2025

The head-scratching nature of Volpe’s season has led to boo’s and hot takes around Yankee universe, particularly because of his defense. —James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025

And, as always, hot takes, reviews, and general feelings go to [e-mail]. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 July 2025

What followed was predictable: a slew of commentary, hot takes, and countless memes. —Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2012, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hot take

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