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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a hot mess" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation or person that is disorganized, chaotic, or in a state of disarray.
Example: "After the party, the living room was a hot mess, with empty bottles and scattered decorations everywhere."
Alternatives: "a complete disaster" or "a total wreck".
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She's a hot mess with absolute command over the room.
One tweet said: "He was a hot mess!
My handbag is just a hot mess right now!
For Portland though this was a hot mess.
What a hot mess, and it's not the only one.
Mr. Goulian is, by his own account, a hot mess of contradiction.
But, for the most part, these Globes were a hot mess.
Fibre delivery to rural areas like mine is a hot mess.
These days TV commentary is a hot mess of conflicted interests that apparently perturb nobody.
Well, for one, the division they play in, the American League East, is a hot mess.
And now, to put it mildly, things are in a hot mess.
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