"hot take" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hot takes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hot take (plural hot takes)
  1. A bold, broad, and subjective moral generalization on a situation, with little or no original analysis or insight, especially by a journalist. Wikipedia link: hot take Derived forms: hot-takey Translations (moral generalization): karkea yleistys (Finnish), hot take [slang] (Finnish)

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