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Added 8 October 2026

hotfoot

noun

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The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.

adjective

Moving with haste or zeal.

adverb

Hastily; without delay.

verb

To run (a distance).

Origin

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

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