Tracing the linguistic origins of calling someone "hot"
In short: This video investigates the etymology behind the slang term "hot" used to describe an attractive person. It explores how a common descriptor for temperature evolved into a modern cultural label for physical appeal.
In this episode of Mental Floss's Big Questions series, the team investigates the specific historical roots of using the word "hot" to denote attractiveness. The video seeks to uncover the cultural and linguistic shifts that transformed a thermal descriptor into a popular piece of contemporary slang.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Where did saying a guy was "hot" originate? - Big Questions (Ep. 16) | Mental Floss
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