hot seat

noun

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

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An emphatic win over the Browns would have cooled Sirianni’s hot seat. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2024 After completing an awful regular season with yet another loss – this one to an equally bad Utah team Friday night – Malzahn is now officially on the coaching hot seat. Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024 Monday’s episode of The Voice turned Reba McEntire and Snoop Dogg’s swivel chairs into hot seats as they were called upon to cut their teams of five singers each to just two apiece. Charles Masson, TVLine, 25 Nov. 2024 Venus across Chiron can put you in the relational hot seat today. USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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