hothead
nounEtymology From hot + head. Compare English hotbrain (“a hothead”); Middle English hot-heorte, hat-heorte (“anger”), Old English hātheort (“furious, angry, irascible, passionate, ardent”, literally “hot-heart”).
1
Derogatory One who becomes angry easily or goes in search of arguments or fights.
- The club was full of eager young hotheads who never seemed to be able to agree on anything.
2
One who reacts quickly and without thinking carefully first.
- Someone get this hothead out of here before he does some damage.
- Related terms
- rash