hot seat

noun

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

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Disruptors: Execs from The Leopard producer Indiana were in the Disruptors hot seat this week. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 June 2025 Heading into the 2025 season, head coach Mike Tomlin has been mentioned as a potential hot seat candidate. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 According to Knight, who is currently serving a 28-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter, Diddy’s not the only one who should be in the legal hot seat. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 28 May 2025 Kyle Richards is feeling the flames from her latest hot seat conversation with Andy Cohen. Esther Kang, People.com, 9 Apr. 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 19 Jul. 2025.

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