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hot mess

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Noun

  1. A warm meal, usually cooked in a large pot, often similar to a stew or porridge; service of such a heated meal to soldiers.
  2. A situation or object in a state of extreme disarray.
  3. A disheveled or unbalanced person, particularly one who is nevertheless, or therefore, attractive.
  4. Trouble.

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