Meaning of hotcha | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Flashy, vivacious, attractive, desirable.
   US, dated, slang
2. Exciting, lively.
   US, dated, slang
3. Of or relating to a Harlem style of hot rhythm music, especially jazz.

Examples

“‘It seems he run Sternwood's hotcha daughter, the young one, off to Yuma.’”

“I've got a job down at the hotcha night club as a featured entertainer.”

“‘Here come the hotcha gals from Havana.’”

“‘It becomes a hotcha curb-service by girls with bare thighs.’”

“The passing of Harlem as a hotcha after-dark entertainment center, to a great extent, coupled with the drift towards Broadway of the Harlem spots.”

“The band […] gives her [Blanche Calloway] excellent support, blaring out the hotcha special arrangements in typical Harlem style.”

“Listen, pal, you gotta swing and grab your gal / and do that thing. / Learn that jig-time dancing / called hotcha-razz-ma-tazz […] / Swing your partners one and all / to hotcha razz-ma-tazz.”

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