the hots

plural noun

informal

: strong feelings of sexual attraction (for someone)

Everyone knows she has the hots for the new guy in her office.

Examples of the hots in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Played by the talented Halle Bailey, young mermaid Ariel yearns to be on land, has the hots for Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King) – who at least gets a character arc this time – and agrees to a bad deal with witchy Ursula (Melissa McCarthy). — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Teddy has the hots for Seattle Pres trauma surgeon Cass Beckman (Sophia Bush), and Owen sleeps with childhood frenemy Nora Young (Floriana Lima). — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for the hots

• allots
• boycotts
• croats
• despots
• dreadnoughts
• ersatz
• feedlots
• gunshots
• hotspots
• onslaughts
• robots
• snapshots