Why Does Hot Blooded Mean?

If you describe someone as hot-blooded, you mean that they are very quick to express their emotions, especially anger and love. Both of these dancers knew why they attracted the attentions of two hot-blooded young men.

What does it mean when someone says your hot-blooded?

1 : easily excited : passionate. 2 : warm-blooded sense 1.

Where did the term Hot-Blooded come from?

'Hot-blooded', or a Shakespeare wrote it 'hot-bloodied', first appears in The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1600: Falstaff: The Windsor bell hath struck twelve; the minute draws on. Now, the hot-bloodied-Gods assist me! The Dutch word 'heetbloedig', meaning 'passionate; hot-tempered' is recorded from 1619 (as heetbloedigh).

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.