hotfoot

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
  2. verb move fast
  3. adverb without delay; speedily; - Francis Hackett

Etymology

From Middle English hot-fot, hot fot, equivalent to hot + foot.

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