get/have the hots for somebody

have the hots for (someone or something)

1. To have a strong sexual attraction to one. I think Jenny has the hots for my brother.

2. By extension, to have a strong desire for something. Dan's always got the hots for the latest technological fads.

See also: have, hots

have the hots for someone

Sl. to be sexually aroused by someone. Perry has the hots for Earline.

See also: have, hots

have the hots for

be sexually attracted to. informal

1996 Janette Turner Hospital Oyster One summer night, there was a man with a knife, a man on my own surveying team, a man I fancied, a man I knew had the hots for me.

See also: have, hots

get/have the ˈhots for somebody

(informal) be sexually attracted to somebody: I reckon Jim’s really got the hots for you!

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