A North American minced oath used to express excitement, surprise, admiration, or delight — a cleaned-up substitute for 'goddamn' that somehow carries even more enthusiasm. Hot damn can be impressed (hot damn, that's impressive), celebratory (hot damn, we won), or just a general release valve for strong positive emotion. It has a distinctly Southern US flavor but is understood and used across the continent.
She took one bite of the brisket, set down her fork, and just said 'Hot damn' under her breath.
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(North America) A minced oath from "god damn".
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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