hot air
noun Informal.
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing: His report on the company's progress was just so much hot air.
Origin of hot air
1835–45 for literal sense
Words nearby hot air
hostile witness,
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hot and heavy,
hot as blazes,
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hot buttered rum
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British Dictionary definitions for hot air
hot air
noun
informal
empty and usually boastful talk
Idioms and Phrases with hot air
hot air
Empty, exaggerated talk, as in That last speech of his was pure hot air. It is also put as full of hot air, as in Pay no attention to Howard—he's full of hot air. This metaphoric term transfers heated air to vaporous talk. [Late 1800s]