/ Dictionary / Index H hot air: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hot' air' Pronunciation: [key] — Informal. Informal. empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing: His report on the company's progress was just so much hot air. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. hot Hotan Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language