hotfoot
[
hot
-f
oo
t]
/ˈhɒtˌfʊt/
noun
,
plural
hotfoots.
1.
a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down.
verb (used without object)
2.
Informal.
to go in great haste; walk or run hurriedly or rapidly (often followed by
it
):
to hotfoot it to the bus stop.
adverb
3.
with great speed in going; in haste.
Origin
1250-1300;
Middle English
hot fot
(adv.). See
hot
,
foot
Examples from the web for
hotfoot
They joke about giving her a
hotfoot
with matches when she dozes.
British Dictionary definitions for
hotfoot
hotfoot
/
ˈhɒtˌfʊt
/
adverb
1.
with all possible speed; quickly
verb
2.
to move quickly
Slang definitions & phrases for
hotfoot
hotfoot
adverb
At once; immediately
: I'll walk hotfoot to the doctor's office
(1835+)
verb
(also hotfoot it)Togo fast; hurry
: The boys would hotfoot back when they heard the mess call/ Tell him to hotfoot it to the sheriff's office
(1838+)
GIVE someone A HOTFOOT