hot dang
- idiom
- Informal
:
¡vaya!
- ♪ - ♪ Hot dang!
Examples
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Hot dang, now we are in trouble!
Synonyms
∞
7.2
A short sound people make to show surprise or pleasure
∞
1.0
A short word people say to show surprise or admiration
359
9.9
A shout people make to show excitement or surprise
185
6.0
A short shout people make to show happiness or excitement
76
4.6
A short laugh showing surprise or small victory
54
8.2
A short exclamation people say to show surprise, excitement or disbelief
43
1.4
A short shout to show excitement or happiness
36
9.4
A short sound people say to show surprise or admiration
31
8.7
A quiet sound people make when they are surprised or impressed
26
9.9
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or shocked
22
9.8
A short word people say to show surprise, admiration, or annoyance
17
9.4
A short informal cry showing surprise or strong feeling
16
8.3
A short sound people say to show surprise or excitement
16
7.4
A short way to show approval or praise for something done well
14
9.9
A short cry showing surprise or excitement
9
7.7
A short phrase people say to show surprise, shock, or admiration
5
7.4
A loud shout people make to show excitement or joy
5
7.5
A short phrase people say to show surprise or shock
3
9.9
A short sound people make to show surprise or admiration
1
8.2
A loud shout people make to show excitement
1
9.0
A short word people say to show mild anger, surprise, or frustration
A short word people say to show surprise, admiration, or excitement
An old word that people say to show surprise or strong feeling
A short phrase people say when they feel surprised or do not believe something
A short informal online message that shows very strong surprise or excitement
A shout used to show excitement or approval
A mild rude word used to show annoyance or strong feeling
How Surprised
Surface Forms
Morphology
hot + dang
This is a regional, colloquial interjection where the meaning ‘wow’/surprise is not compositionally derived from the literal senses of 'hot' and 'dang'—'dang' here is a euphemistic exclamation (variant of 'damn') and the phrase functions idiomatically. Because 'dang' is dialectal/slang (and not listed in the provided dictionary entry) and the overall exclamatory force is conventionalized rather than predictable from the parts, a B1 learner who merely knows the constituent words would not reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Hot dang may come from people changing the strong word 'damn' to the softer dang and keeping hot to make the feeling louder. The image is like touching something very hot and jumping, so people use it to show 'surprise' or 'admiration'.