/ Dictionary / Index H hot seat: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hot' seat" Pronunciation: [key] — Slang. Slang. See a highly uncomfortable or embarrassing situation: I'm in the hot seat because of the contract I lost. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. hot sauce hot shit 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