hot or cold

Temperature guessing game

Hot or cold is a question asking whether someone wants something heated or chilled, most often a beverage: Hot or cold?

I'll take it hot.

The phrase also describes the children's guessing game where searchers receive "hot" or "cold" as hints—hot meaning close to the hidden object, cold meaning far away.

Related

chilly · burning · icy · fever · sweat · shiver · spicy · steaming · frosty · weather · thermostat · scorching · frigid · heat · body heat · chill · polar · tropical

Categories
Opposites
decisiveness/commitment

hot or coldlukewarm

Mildly warm temperature

wishy-washy · noncommittal · indecisive · on the fence · ambivalent

intensity/definiteness

hot or coldlukewarm

Mildly warm temperature

tepid · middling · moderate · so-so · in-between

Family

hot, cold, hotter, hottest, hotly, hotness, colder, coldest, coldly

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G