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

And what’s different now is there’s just a lot of hot takes on Twitter and on Instagram. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026

What is your hottest outdoor hot take? —Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2026

Sign up for Ced's Corner Sign up for Cedric Golden’s newsletter for hot takes and expert analysis each Tuesday on Texas Longhorns football and beyond. —Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026

Since Herson made Drifter’s Escape public, climbing forums have been abuzz with critiques and hot takes on his YDS score. —Frederick Dreier, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026

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