a shortened
form of "hotter than a two-dollar pistol," which means very
hot;
red-
hot. A two-dollar pistol is "
hot" because it is so cheaply made that it usually
blows up and
blows off a
hand.
very
hot;
red-
hot. A variation of the expression hotter than a two-dollar pistol. See also pistol, hotter than a in this glossary.