warm hatch

noun

A car that is a junior version of a hot hatch, offering moderately high performance without sacrificing practicality.

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Meanings

nounwarm hatch (plural warm hatches)

plural warm hatches

  1. colloquialA car that is a junior version of a hot hatch, offering moderately high performance without sacrificing practicality.

Origin

Formed by analogy with hot hatch in relative comparison.

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APA

warm hatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warm%20hatch

MLA

“warm hatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warm%20hatch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warm hatch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warm%20hatch.

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