Maybe a dumb question...hot mess

luckyluvr

I've heard "hot mess" used a lot lately. I guess I'm just out of the loop, but exactly what does that mean? I would think a bad connotation, but when you add "hot" it throws me. Please help. TIA!

xbrooklyngrl

it's just a mess really.

ellemoney:)

I have heard men refer to a certain woman as a "hot mess." ?At that time, it meant that she was hot, but either crazy or had a lot going on, etc.?

Like, she's hot.. but her life's a mess, etc. ?

mamarazzi

It's synonymous with "train wreck."

lizlemon77

I'm pretty sure it came from one of the designers on Project Runway.  He kept saying "You look like a hot mess!" when talking to someone who he thought needed serious help. 

BubblyToes

lizlemon77:

I'm pretty sure it came from one of the designers on Project Runway.  He kept saying "You look like a hot mess!" when talking to someone who he thought needed serious help. 

Lemon, as a PR devotee, I feel compelled to correct you. 

The phrase Christian used repeatedly was "hot tranny mess."  There's a difference.  One would much prefer being simply a "hot mess" as opposed to a "hot tranny mess."  

LOL

JellymanKelly

I've used "hot mess" for years, way before Project Runway. It's just more popular now that Christian made it more mainstream. I always thought it started as urban slang, sort of like saying someone is "beat up."

hopefulmom

Niecie Nash (sp?) on "Clean House" has used it for years and she is referring to an extra messy/cluttered room.  That is the only time I've heard it used...except when someone used it on this board earlier.  Train wreck is a good description I think.

dpdw

LOL.  I guess my interpretation of "hot mess" has been wrong!  I always think of a steaming pile of poo.