hot ticket

noun

: someone or something very popular : rage

Examples of hot ticket in a Sentence

The musical is this season's hot ticket. She's a hot ticket on the lecture circuit.
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Professional wrestling shows have always been a hot ticket in Kansas City, and coming off the heels of one of the most successful events in sports-entertainment history with WrestleMania 41, the T-Mobile Center was packed with WWE fans for Monday Night Raw on Monday, April 28. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025 The Taste of the NFL This is sure to be a hot ticket for foodies who double as football football fans! Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025 The album, re-released in limited quantities on red translucent vinyl, was clearly a hot ticket item among collectors and longtime fans of the outfit. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 This has led to packages for the race being a hot ticket item. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot ticket

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hot ticket was in 1936

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“Hot ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20ticket. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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