Meanings
nounhot-brain (plural hot-brains)
plural hot-brains · alternative hotbrain
- obsoletean impetuous, fiery person; a hothead
Origin
From hot + brain. Compare Old English hātheort (“furious, angry, irascible, passionate, ardent”).
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APA
hot-brain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot-brain
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“hot-brain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot-brain. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot-brain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot-brain.
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