hotshot
(informal) Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.
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Feed: "The Hotshot Wake Up" Published on Sunday, May 3, 2026
Maybe it's the subplot where a cocksure hotshot needs to learn that one bozo's rash action often does more harm than good, and it's ultimately others who end up making the sacrifices to make things right.
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(informal) Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.
She sure was a hotshot on the keyboard, 93 words per minute!
“Feed: "The Hotshot Wake Up" Published on Sunday, May 3, 2026”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(informal) Highly skilled.
He was a hotshot lawyer, with an astounding win-loss record.
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(informal) Displaying talent.
“Maybe it's the subplot where a cocksure hotshot needs to learn that one bozo's rash action often does more harm than good, and it's ultimately others who end up making the sacrifices to make things right.”
Keep up those hotshot baskets, and the scouts are sure to take notice.
“Maybe it's the subplot where a cocksure hotshot needs to learn that one bozo's rash action often does more harm than good, and it's ultimately others who end up making the sacrifices to make things right.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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