hot seat

noun

1
slang : electric chair
2
: a position of uneasiness, embarrassment, or anxiety

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Plus: Mike Trout’s Mookie Betts moment, really bad news for the Cubs and Ken takes the temperature of some managerial hot seats. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Oddsmakers are pointing to former Nuggets coach Michael Malone and former Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins as candidates for the Suns’ job—one of the league’s true hot seats. Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 Read more: • U.S. puts Putin in hot seat with Ukraine ceasefire proposal. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025 At this point, Carolina walks off the stage as Alexe is getting introduced for her hot seat. Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot seat

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hot seat was in 1925

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“Hot seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20seat. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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