"not so hot" meaning in English

See not so hot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -ɒt Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} not so hot (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Not very good. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-not_so_hot-en-adj--QWTRgPk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English litotes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English litotes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, so, hot. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-not_so_hot-en-adj-Khkv3jba Categories (other): English litotes Disambiguation of English litotes: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: not-so-hot

Alternative forms

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