hot ticket

noun

: someone or something very popular : rage

Examples of hot ticket in a Sentence

The musical is this season's hot ticket. She's a hot ticket on the lecture circuit.
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Quaint little porcelain dishes and decorative items are another hot ticket item at flea markets. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 30 July 2025 The vinyls are hot ticket items with some eBay listings pricing north of $1,100. Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Sure enough, the Super Six group-stage match between Pakistan and India proved a hot ticket. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 June 2025 Thursday’s home game against the Padres is likely to be a hot ticket as the two teams are heated rivals in the National League West Division. Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot ticket

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot ticket was in 1936

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“Hot ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20ticket. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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