lukehot

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adjective

Between warm and hot temperatures, but hotter than lukewarm.

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Meanings

adjectivelukehot (comparative more lukehot, superlative most lukehot)

comparative more lukehot · superlative most lukehot · alternative luke hot

  1. rareBetween warm and hot temperatures, but hotter than lukewarm.

    "[…] lukehot." I poured out Johnny's cocoa and gave it to him.

    1955, Good Housekeeping, volume 141, page 212
    2 more examples

    Little Girl - Oh, mamma, the water for my bath is too cold. Mother - No, Gertrude, it is nice and luke-warm. Little Girl - But, mamma, I want it luke hot.

    1899, Leon Mead, The Bow-legged Ghost, and Other Stories

    But I tend to try to get as much water as hot as possible, so I sometimes fill it too much, too late, and end up with a lot of "lukehot" water.

    2003, Home Power - Issues 92-98, page 85

Origin

From a blend of lukewarm + hot, probably modelled after lukecold. Equivalent to luke + hot.

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APA

lukehot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lukehot

MLA

“lukehot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lukehot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lukehot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lukehot.

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