hot mess

When someone's life is a mess but they are still super hot.

Britney Spears is a Hot Mess.

by Gina Lola September 3, 2007

Hot mess

A person who's physically/sexually very attractive, but an emotional/psychological disaster area. Extremely charismatic in short bursts; typically but not necessarily great in the sack; impossible to live with. Male Patron Saint: Tom Cruise. Female Patron Saint: Lindsay Lohan/Winona Ryder (tie).

"Did you see those side boob pics of LiLo going into rehab?"

"She looked great in court, too. Man, she is one hot mess."

by SmallieBiggs May 31, 2013

hot mess

Someone or Something that is such a mess... the level of it, is off of the charts. It's past pathetic, past pitiful. It's to the point you almost have to walk away to keep from bustin a gut. Hot messes can exist in levels.

i.e. Hot Mess, Hot Fuckin Mess

Oh my God, y'all a HOT MESS!

by Erik Waugh August 2, 2005

hot mess

1. a person that looks just pitiful
2. a person who looks as if they've been to hell and back

That girl looked like a hot mess after she woke up from her long slumber.

by Bnugg December 28, 2004

Hot Mess

An attractive person whose life is a disater and may lose interest in keeping up his/her apperance.

Britney Spears is in rehab again. She's such a hot mess.

by Kay B. September 23, 2008

hot mess

An attractive person, usually female, whose appearance is detrimentally affected by their level of drunkenness.

Girl, you had a lot to drink. By the end of the night, you were a hot mess.

by Siddahleigh February 13, 2009

hot mess

When one looks terrible, or acts in such a way that makes them unpleasant to be around.

It is believed that this term originated as an opposite to the term hotness, as they are so close to one another in appearance.

Guy 1: "That new redhead in Data Admin...I have but one word: hotness."
Guy 2: "Yo, are your eyes broke, or what? She looked a hot mess when I saw her."

by ButcherMonkey January 25, 2004