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hotfoot.

The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.

    US
Where this word comes from

From Middle English hot-fot, hot fot, equivalent to hot + foot.

adj
  1. Moving with haste or zeal.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English hot-fot, hot fot, equivalent to hot + foot.

adv
  1. Hastily; without delay.

    UK
Where this word comes from

From Middle English hot-fot, hot fot, equivalent to hot + foot.

verb
  1. To run (a distance).

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English hot-fot, hot fot, equivalent to hot + foot.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.