Definition of Hot potato

1. Noun. A difficult situation. "He dropped the topic like a hot potato"

Generic synonyms: Situation

Definition of Hot potato

1. Noun. A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires. ¹

2. Noun. (countable idiomatic) An awkward or delicate problem with which nobody wants to be associated. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hot Potato

hot nickel
hot nodule
hot off the press
hot off the presses
hot on
hot on somebody's heels
hot pack
hot pad
hot panted
hot pants
hot pepper
hot pink
hot pint
hot plate
hot pot
hot potato (current term)
hot potatoes
hot pots
hot press
hot presses
hot property
hot pursuit
hot rod
hot rodder
hot rods
hot salt steriliser
hot sauce
hot sauces
hot saw
hot saws

Literary usage of Hot potato

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Medical Times and Gazette (1879)
"... in which a hot potato, or hot-water, or a cut throat, had been followed by a .... hot potato ..."

2. The American Salad Book by Maximilian De Loup (1900)
"hot potato Salad. Cut enough breakfast bacon into small bits to fill a teacup, ... Eat while hot. Potato Salad with Herbs. Slice cold boiled potatoes and ..."

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