hothead

Meaning

Noun

  • One who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights.
  • One who reacts quickly and without thinking carefully first

Origin

  • From hot + head. Compare English hot-brain ("a hothead"); Middle English hot-heorte, hat-heorte, Old English hātheort.

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