hot seatn.

Brit.

/ˈhɒt siːt/, U.S.

/ˈhɑt ˌsit/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., seat n.

Etymology: < hot adj. + seat n.

1. U.S. colloquial. = electric chair n. at electric adj. and n. Compounds 1b. Cf. hot adj. 9h.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > electrocution > electric chair

electrical chair1756

electric chair1880

death chair1883

chair1900

hot seat1925

hot chair1927

hot squat1928

1925 Waterloo (Iowa) Evening Courier 18 May 1/6 I will never die in the hot seat. I have friends who will save me.

1940 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 26 June 7/3 Soon, the state's official ‘hot seat’ will be carried by truck to county seats at which executions are scheduled.

1944 ‘P. Quentin’ Puzzle for Puppets ix. 74 When they get me on to the hot seat, I won't even burn.

1990 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 7 Mar. a1 Once you kill for the first time, it's easy after that. The best place for him is the hot seat.

2. Originally U.S. A position of responsibility, esp. one in which difficulties are faced and towards which public attention is directed. Cf. hot adj. 9b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > [noun] > in which something takes place or prevails > scene of public or intense action

theatre1615

arena1817

hot chair1927

hot seat1930

the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > difficult state of things > a difficult or dangerous position

hot chair1927

hot seat1930

1930 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 13 Nov. 10/1 The hot seat, upon which Mr. Joseph McCarthy wriggled in pain for a week or so in the closing days of the ultra-dramatic National league pennant race in September, has a new occupant.

1942 Time 6 Apr. 49/1 We are an entire nation of people who are trying to wage a war and everyone is trying, himself, to keep out of the hot seat.

1966 Listener 28 July 143/1 After fifteen months in this critical hot seat..between listeners and the BBC I am saying my farewell.

2003 Independent 6 Mar. 5/2 The panel provides contestants for the ‘hot seat,’ who are chosen by the speed with which they answer a question.

3. British Criminals' slang. A confidence trick in which money is obtained from a person as a surety for an apparently much larger sum, which turns out to be forged or otherwise worthless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [noun] > confidence trick > types of

drop-game1785

ring-dropping1788

drop1819

pigeon dropping1850

sawdust game1872

pay-off1915

short con1932

hot seat1933

pigeon drop1937

1933 C. E. Leach On Top of Underworld xii. 185 No catalogue of the methods of con-men would be complete without an exposure of this time-honoured ‘ramp’ [sc. the ‘Rosary’ confidence trick], and of its companion, the ‘Hot Seat’.

1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xxviii. 286 Hot Seat Mob is the title bestowed by the Underworld on the gentlemen we so often read about under the heading of Confidence Tricksters.

1940 Amer. Speech 15 119/1 The Hot Seat. A British version of the American wipe in which the victim is convinced that he has been commissioned to deliver a large sum of money to the Pope. In reality he takes a parcel of newspaper, while the money he has posted as security is kept by the swindlers.

2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 18 Aug. 10 The ‘Hot Seat’, in which two conmen..inveigle the victim into a scheme whereby he agrees to look after a very large sum of money, but hands over a smaller, but still substantial sum as a surety. The very large sum always proves to be forged or a large denomination banknote wrapped around plain paper.

4. = ejection seat at ejection n. 1d.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > fuselage > cockpit or flight deck > ejector-seat

ejection seat1945

ejector seat1945

hot seat1950

1950 National Geographic Mag. Sept. 311/1 (heading) Jets' ‘Hot Seat’ saves lives.

1952 Corpus Christi (Texas) Times 18 Nov. b3/1 Not knowing when his ‘hot-seat’ might explode, [the pilot] unloaded his bombs and headed home.

2002 NMEDIAC: Jrnl. New Media & Culture (Electronic text) 1 ii. McClane is able to press the ejection switch of a hot seat just in time to escape from an exploding plane.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hot seat
释义	hot seatn. Brit. /ˈhɒt siːt/, U.S. /ˈhɑt ˌsit/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., seat n. Etymology: < hot adj. + seat n. 1. U.S. colloquial. = electric chair n. at electric adj. and n. Compounds 1b. Cf. hot adj. 9h. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > electrocution > electric chair electrical chair1756 electric chair1880 death chair1883 chair1900 hot seat1925 hot chair1927 hot squat1928 1925 Waterloo (Iowa) Evening Courier 18 May 1/6 I will never die in the hot seat. I have friends who will save me. 1940 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 26 June 7/3 Soon, the state's official ‘hot seat’ will be carried by truck to county seats at which executions are scheduled. 1944 ‘P. Quentin’ Puzzle for Puppets ix. 74 When they get me on to the hot seat, I won't even burn. 1990 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 7 Mar. a1 Once you kill for the first time, it's easy after that. The best place for him is the hot seat. 2. Originally U.S. A position of responsibility, esp. one in which difficulties are faced and towards which public attention is directed. Cf. hot adj. 9b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > [noun] > in which something takes place or prevails > scene of public or intense action theatre1615 arena1817 hot chair1927 hot seat1930 the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > difficult state of things > a difficult or dangerous position hot chair1927 hot seat1930 1930 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 13 Nov. 10/1 The hot seat, upon which Mr. Joseph McCarthy wriggled in pain for a week or so in the closing days of the ultra-dramatic National league pennant race in September, has a new occupant. 1942 Time 6 Apr. 49/1 We are an entire nation of people who are trying to wage a war and everyone is trying, himself, to keep out of the hot seat. 1966 Listener 28 July 143/1 After fifteen months in this critical hot seat..between listeners and the BBC I am saying my farewell. 2003 Independent 6 Mar. 5/2 The panel provides contestants for the ‘hot seat,’ who are chosen by the speed with which they answer a question. 3. British Criminals' slang. A confidence trick in which money is obtained from a person as a surety for an apparently much larger sum, which turns out to be forged or otherwise worthless. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [noun] > confidence trick > types of drop-game1785 ring-dropping1788 drop1819 pigeon dropping1850 sawdust game1872 pay-off1915 short con1932 hot seat1933 pigeon drop1937 1933 C. E. Leach On Top of Underworld xii. 185 No catalogue of the methods of con-men would be complete without an exposure of this time-honoured ‘ramp’ [sc. the ‘Rosary’ confidence trick], and of its companion, the ‘Hot Seat’. 1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xxviii. 286 Hot Seat Mob is the title bestowed by the Underworld on the gentlemen we so often read about under the heading of Confidence Tricksters. 1940 Amer. Speech 15 119/1 The Hot Seat. A British version of the American wipe in which the victim is convinced that he has been commissioned to deliver a large sum of money to the Pope. In reality he takes a parcel of newspaper, while the money he has posted as security is kept by the swindlers. 2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 18 Aug. 10 The ‘Hot Seat’, in which two conmen..inveigle the victim into a scheme whereby he agrees to look after a very large sum of money, but hands over a smaller, but still substantial sum as a surety. The very large sum always proves to be forged or a large denomination banknote wrapped around plain paper. 4. = ejection seat at ejection n. 1d. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > fuselage > cockpit or flight deck > ejector-seat ejection seat1945 ejector seat1945 hot seat1950 1950 National Geographic Mag. Sept. 311/1 (heading) Jets' ‘Hot Seat’ saves lives. 1952 Corpus Christi (Texas) Times 18 Nov. b3/1 Not knowing when his ‘hot-seat’ might explode, [the pilot] unloaded his bombs and headed home. 2002 NMEDIAC: Jrnl. New Media & Culture (Electronic text) 1 ii. McClane is able to press the ejection switch of a hot seat just in time to escape from an exploding plane. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925
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