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#1 2009-07-16 20:38:26

burred
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From: Montreal
Registered: 2008-03-17
Posts: 1112

"hottie attitude" for haughty attitude

Haughty grew out of M.E. haute for high in one’s own steam. According to raw Google figures, and not surprisingly given the nature of the web, hottie has 5 times as many hits, and hotty about a third as many. No surprise either, then, that there are a few hundred hottie attitude s and 15 hotty attitude s identified on the web. Three of these five examples indicate that the attitude is based on attractiveness. Hotty and overbaring, I guess.

Who was General Custer?
He had a very hotty attitude like how can i make myself look better
(http://navigators8bighorn.blogspot.com/ … uster.html)

Blog flame war:
You, seem to have the ability to be self absorbing, with a hotty attitude, sending out judgements just because you can or think you can.
(http://forum.kijiji.ca/post-7057887.html)

“Love/hate issue with good looking women” on dating board:
I’ll take a gal with a few extra lbs, and not miss hotty attitude anyday over the typical hotties, I’d like one day make them Jealous. and reject them.
(http://forums.plentyoffish.com/datingPosts2579538.aspx)

Canadian Soccer forum:
If it means nothing to you then why the hottie attitude. I guess I struck a cord.
(http://www.takethepiss.com/forums/oldti … -a-18.html)

Colin Farrell fan:
I think he is one of the sexiest actors in Hollywood. Of course everybody digs the bad boy/hottie attitude. I wish he would keep this look
(http://iwantkendi.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_archive.html)

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#2 2009-07-17 00:18:22

kem
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From: Victoria, BC
Registered: 2007-08-28
Posts: 2872

Re: "hottie attitude" for haughty attitude

Perhaps the person who utters “hotty attitude” is thinking that “hotty” means “someone who thinks s/he is hot stuff.”


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