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hotcha

hotcha

9.9
Very good and impressive
  • adjective
  • /ˈhɑːtʃə/
  • Archaic
translation icon : excelente
  • Everyone agreed the chef's new recipe was truly hotcha.

Examples

  • That was a hotcha performance by the jazz band last night.

  • He wore a hotcha suit that made him stand out at the party.

  • That movie was hotcha!

  • I had a hotcha time at the party.

  • Everyone agreed the chef's new recipe was truly hotcha.

  • That was a hotcha performance by the jazz band last night.

  • He wore a hotcha suit that made him stand out at the party.

Synonyms

cool
vshotcha
  • Informal
965 2.8

Acceptable and good enough for the situation

is a stronger very positive term rather than merely acceptable
hot
vshotcha
412 3.4

Very popular and wanted by many people

is about high quality excellence rather than popularity or demand
not bad
vshotcha
  • Informal
134 3.0

Better than expected and quite good

is direct strong praise rather than an understated compliment
mean
vshotcha
  • Slang
77 7.5

Very good and impressive at a skill

is older and old-fashioned in style rather than a current praise word
brill
vshotcha
  • Slang
1 9.3

Very good and pleasing to people

is older and old-fashioned in style rather than present-day praise
marvy
vshotcha
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Very good or excellent

is older and old-fashioned in style rather than lively modern slang

Antonyms

bad
1.0

Not good in quality or below the usual standard

838 1.0

Not good enough in quality or amount

How Good

superb
111 3.5
great
1.0
hotcha
  • Archaic
9.9
good
1.0
okay
1.0

Surface Forms

hotcha positive

Etymology

Hotcha likely grew from old American slang that put hot ('very good') together with a quick cheer cha, like a short way to say something is great. A helpful way to remember it is to think of hot plus a little cheer, so hotcha means 'very good' or 'excellent'.