hot take
noun1
Journalism, Media A bold, broad, and subjective moral generalization on a situation, with little or no original analysis or insight, especially by a journalist.
- We need a hero. We need the boldest, hottest take possible, issued without apology, and without ANY kind of self-awareness. We need Denver Post columnist Mark Kiszla, who yesterday issued the Last Supper of hot takes […].2014 July 11, Drew Magary, “Denver Post Columnist Writes The Hottest LeBron Take Ever”, in Deadspin.com:
- Carson’s demented Obama-vilifying hot takes – Obamacare was ‘the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery’ – are too extreme to gain a serious following even among the apocalyptic rank-and-file of today’s GOP.2015, Chris Lehmann, ‘The Candidates’, London Review of Books, volume 37, number 12:
3 more examples
- Today, 124 years after its publication, “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” might be described as the archetypal political “hot take” — written in anger and filled with insulting characterizations of political opponents.2020 August 23, Robert Mitchell, “‘What’s the Matter with Kansas?’ The words still resonate 124 years later.”, in Washington Post:
- In fact, watching With Love, Meghan early this morning already felt like a past washing over me, so much so that I decided that maybe – and please stay with me for this hot take – maybe, Meghan has made a landmark TV series after all.2025 April 3, Marina Hyde, “It’s With Love, Meghan – not just a TV show but a landmark piece of art. And not in a good way”, in The Guardian:
- Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, said recently that he believes chatbots now hallucinate less than humans do. That feels like a hot take to me, but I would like to see the data.2025 June 16, Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, “Everyone Is Using A.I. for Everything. Is That Bad?”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
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Broadly A controversial opinion.
- Derived terms
- hot-takey