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hottie

hottie

1 8.2
A small heated pad used to keep you warm or ease pain
  • noun
  • /ˈhɑːti/
  • UK
translation icon : bolsa de agua caliente
  • Turn this pool into a hottie tub.

Examples

  • Anyway, it's really nice to have you here, and I left a hottie in your bed.

  • Say, you need any help with that little hottie, call me.

  • - You're a regulation hottie.

  • Total hottie.

  • A hothouse hottie.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Justin is the one who can't live without Selena! And Selena wants to get rid of the hottie!

    Blog text (5)
  • I filled the hottie with hot water to keep my feet warm on the chilly night.

  • After a long day, she loved to relax with her hottie on the couch.

  • He microwaved the hottie before placing it in bed for a cozy sleep.

Synonyms

hot-water bottle
vshottie
  • UK
6 2.7

A container filled with hot water to warm a bed or soothe a part of the body

is often a small microwavable pad rather than a water filled container
heating pad
vshottie
6 2.7

A soft pad with electric heat you put on the body for warmth or pain relief

is often a small microwavable warmer rather than an electrically powered device
hot-water bag
vshottie
  • US
3.7

A rubber bottle filled with hot water used to warm the body or bed

is usually a small microwavable pad rather than a water filled container
hot pad
vshottie
  • US
3.2

An electric pad that warms parts of your body to ease pain

is commonly a small microwavable cushion rather than an electrically powered heater

How Warm

heat lamp
5 3.6
hot-water bottle
  • UK
6 2.7
hottie
  • UK
1 8.2
warmer
19 3.2

Surface Forms

hottie singular
hotties plural

Morphology

hottie = hot (transparent) = hot + ie

Product name/formation using 'hot' + '-ie' to denote a small heated object; the relation to 'hot' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Hottie for a small heated pad comes from hot meaning 'warm' plus the friendly ending -ie, so the word feels like a small 'hot' thing. That's why a hottie is a warm pad, similar to a 'hot water bottle', used to give heat and comfort.