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

The content creator, whose real name is Elias Medini, is part of a new wave of social commentators offering candid takes on fashion month, which saw a record 15 designer debuts this season, opening the floodgates for hot takes and community engagement. —Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025

So your hottest outdoor hot take is be more stupider. —Outside Online, 29 Oct. 2025

Reporting live from the scene, Chloe and other Vogue colleagues share their hot takes and observations. —Chelsea Daniel, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025

Off set, the noise is deafening for Sweeney, who became a household name over the past two years thanks to a red-hot acting career as well as an American Eagle jeans ad that launched a thousand hot takes. —Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Oct. 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