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Hotfoot

usgb/ˈhɑːtfʊt/Volume
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Urgency ConnotationPlay
Use 'hotfoot' to suggest someone is moving with urgency, perhaps due to an emergency or important matter. SlideAfter receiving the urgent call, she went hotfoot to the hospital.
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Informal UsePlay
'Hotfoot' is informal and best used in casual conversation or storytelling, not in formal writing. SlideThe kids ran hotfoot to the ice cream truck.