# hothead

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #75,971

## Definitions
1. One who becomes angry easily or goes in search of arguments or fights.
2. One who reacts quickly and without thinking carefully first.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hothead