The store that is single-handedly killing emo and goth styles. Cookie monster and Fred t-shirts aren't either of these styles nor is ANYTHING else in that social media market they call a store. The only thing that could be considered emo/goth is their music collection, but bands like Blood On The Dance Floor are making sure to fuck things up as well. Though if you are going for that "super awesome and totally not retarded" scene look, you have come to the right place.
Person 1: Anyone else remember emos and goths from back in the day, when they actually meant something besides lots of makeup, crying, shit music and shopping at Hot Topic?
Mindless Slave: Pfffff, no! Now loan me $120 so i can buy a cookie monster shirt and BOTDF's newest and most epic *cough cough* auto-tuned shit *cough cough* totally emo album!!!!!!!
Mindless Slave: Pfffff, no! Now loan me $120 so i can buy a cookie monster shirt and BOTDF's newest and most epic *cough cough* auto-tuned shit *cough cough* totally emo album!!!!!!!
by Tulip Sn!per January 06, 2011
A store that supplies unknowing people with cheap products made mainly by children working for under a dollar a day
Person: Where'd you get your pants?
Other person: Hot Topic...
Person: You're a horrible person
Other person: Why?
Person: (says above)
Other person: I don't believe you, Hot Topic is a great store, they would never do that
Person: Whatever
Other person: Hot Topic...
Person: You're a horrible person
Other person: Why?
Person: (says above)
Other person: I don't believe you, Hot Topic is a great store, they would never do that
Person: Whatever
by El Fuego Von Malevitch Jr Sah July 05, 2010
Hot Topic is a clothing store just like Hollister or any of the other stores in the mall. Some people think that it is where people go there because it gives them "cred" in whatever little social group the buyer has been labeled in. I personally have been labeled in several groups which none of them are true to who I am. It is true that the prices can be a little outrageous at times but those who really like the clothes are going to be willing to pay for their favorite clothing. Hot Topic has all kinds of stuff and also stuff for everyone, even if you are in a specific clik.
I go to Hot Topic when I have time and a few dollars. There stuff is of high quality and last for a while.
by venom4poison May 17, 2008
Kaleigh and Kaili went to Hot Topic and came back with a t-shirt and a car refresher that smells like teen spirit.
by deliciouslyben February 21, 2015
A store that internet-socialites (aka posers and emofags) feel the need to defend shopping at. It makes them feel good about themselves.
You people on teh interwebz, stop dissing Hot Topic. It's a store OKAY?!eleven!!
See any other example....God these people are lame :p
See any other example....God these people are lame :p
by EMOISFUCKINGLAME January 23, 2010
Girl 1: When are you gon take out yo weave?
Girl 2: When I feel like IT!
Girl 1: Take out dat weave guh! That shits a prayer topic!
Girl 2: When I feel like IT!
Girl 1: Take out dat weave guh! That shits a prayer topic!
by LovelyGirl152896 December 14, 2008
A place for posers or someone (like me) who just wants a danm shirt not a bunch of wuss emotistical shirts for bands such as fall out boy and panic at the disco, because there singers are pussies.
as already said the equivilent to abercrombie in fitch but for "unconformist" goths and emos. hot topic is meh
by NIck Saltzman July 15, 2006