hot shit

noun

vulgar : someone or something that is unusually good : hot stuff
especially : someone who is very attractive, popular, or powerful
You think you're hot shit with your tight jeans and your hipster haircut? Nathan Rabin
Valli Little is like, hot shit in the food editor business. She's a god. Melissa Mason
"… He used to know Jimmy Page real well, … when Jimmy played in a band called the Presidents, who were hot shit down there in their hometown. …" Keith Richards

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot shit was in 1960

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“Hot shit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20shit. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.

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