Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Hot and fresh (food): Describes food that has just been cooked or prepared and is still pleasingly warm or hot.
   • Fresh and hot off the press (news): Describes news or information that is very recent, just received, or just happened.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (food):

  • Bánh mì sốt dẻo vừa ra lò. (The bread is hot and fresh, just out of the oven.)
  • Mời cả nhà dùng cơm lúc còn sốt dẻo. (Please, everyone, eat the rice while it's still hot and fresh.)

• Adjective (news):

  • Phóng viên cung cấp một tin sốt dẻo. (The reporter provided a piece of fresh, hot-off-the-press news.)
  • Anh ấy kể cho tôi nghe một câu chuyện sốt dẻo. (He told me a fresh, just-happened story.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in journalism or casual conversation to emphasize the immediacy and novelty of information, creating a sense of urgency or excitement.
• It can imply that something is not just new, but also directly relevant and engaging at the present moment.

Variants and Related Words

• Sốt (adj): hot (in temperature, or trendy).
• Dẻo (adj): soft, pliable, chewy. When combined with "sốt," it conveys a sense of appealing freshness and immediacy, not literal chewiness.

Synonyms

• Freshly prepared: (for food).
• Piping hot: (for food).
• Breaking news: (for information).
• Up-to-the-minute: (for information).

Related Idioms

• Tin sốt dẻo: This is the standard idiom, meaning "hot news" or "breaking news."
  • Đài truyền hình vừa đưa tin sốt dẻo về vụ tai nạn. (The television station just reported breaking news about the accident.)

adj

1. hot