What is the meaning of the phrase ‘Hot to trot’?
Reading, willing, and eager. (Often for sexual activity.) (Or sexually exciting.)
What is the origin of the phrase ‘Hot to trot’?
The phrase ‘Hot to trot’ is thought to be derived from American slang in the 1900s. There has been speculation about whether or not the phrase ‘Hot to trot’ has its origins in horse racing, and equine terminology drawing from the idea of a horse seeming eager to get going. However, this is yet to be backed up by any reliable evidence.
In the 1940s and 1950s, the phrase ‘Hot to trot’ began being used in American jive talk as a way of describing someone who is ready for sex or is looking for a sexual encounter.
But by the 1970s, when the phrase was used by disco dancers, the phrase was used to depict someone who is ready and eager to get on the dance floor.
Then, by the 1970s, the meaning of the phrase expanded to describe someone being ready or eager to get started on something more generally, rather than in the context of sexual encounters alone.
In modern day, the phrase ‘Hot to trot’ can be used for anything from describing someone who is eager to take on a new project, or to describe someone who appears sexually attractive.
What are some notable uses of the phrase ‘Hot to trot’?
The phrase ‘Hot to trot’ was used as the title of a comedy film released in 1988 starring Bobcat Goldthwait featuring a talking horse.
There was also a song with the title ‘Hot to trot’ which was a disco track released in 1980 about being eager and excited to dance. The lyrics play on the flirtatious connotations of the phrase.
