hotfoot

(hät′fo̵ot′)

adverb

Informal in great haste

Origin: ME hot fot

intransitive verb

Informal to hurry; hasten

noun pl. hotfoots

the prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it

See hotfoot in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb hot·foot·ed, hot·foot·ing, hot·foots
Informal

To go in haste. Often used with it: hotfoot it out of town.

adverb

In haste.

noun pl. hot·foots

The practical joke of lighting a match that has been secretly inserted between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe.

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