hot hatch, n. colloq. (orig. Brit.).
Brit. /ˌhɒt ˈhatʃ/, U.S. /ˈhɑt ˈhætʃ/
[Shortened > adj. and n.1 Special uses 3.]
A hatchback car with a powerful engine. Cf. hot hatchback n. at hot adj. and n.1 Special uses 3.
| 1984 Financial Times 21 July 11/8 All round, the HF Turbo looks like a good bet for the hot hatch stakes. 1989 Car & Driver Sept. 33/3 Its delightful engine is..responsible for transforming this otherwise dull econobox into perhaps the best of the domestic-market hot hatches. 2005 Evo June 163/1 The best hot hatch ever? Well, it's either this or its grandaddy, the Clio Williams. |