Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. an outstanding person.

1905		Sun. Times (Perth) 8 Oct. 4/8: [of a woman] That’s a hotty.
1910		L. Esson Woman Tamer in Ballades of Old Bohemia (1980) 70: What’s up? Blime, you’ve cleaned the knives. Cake? ’Struth, we are hotties. Boronia? Are you expecting the gawd mayor for tea? Where did you pinch that lovely cray? Ain’t he bosker.
1915		Sport (Adelaide) 8 Jan. 5/4: Windy, he’s a hotty, / Goes to Brighton, ‘Bet your life’.

2. a pornographic picture.

1906

Sun. Times (Perth) 18 Nov. 1/1: The indecent-picture man is in evidence just now [and] an elderly amateur river captain who saw a ‘hottie’ hasn’t got over it yet.

3. (US black/campus) a good-looking or promiscuous member of the opposite sex.

1915		Sport (Adelaide) 15 Feb. 5/4: O T and V W are two hotties. You should stay at home boys , and not go chasing the Oakbank tarts.
1918		C.J. Dennis ‘Joy Ride’ in Backblock Ballads 102: ‘I know two bonzer girls,’ ’e ses; ‘Fair ’otties, both, they are.’.
1987		M. Dewese ‘Go see Doctor’ 🎵 And the next time you see a cute hotty / You won’t be able to screw.
1995		Junior MAFIA ‘Get Money’ 🎵 My Moschino hoe, my Versace hottie, come to find out you wa fuckin’ everybody.
1997–2000		Da Bomb 🌐 15: Hottie (hotty): Attractive, good-looking.
1999		A. Herz Amer. Pie [film script] Steve Stifler: You guys are pathetic. I’m gonna find myself a little hottie.
2000		Edmonton Sun 11 Feb. 48: It’s telling people they’re great, they have gal pals, they have boy pals, they have hotties or they can get hotties.
2001		Sydney Morning Herald (Aus.) 6 Jan. n.p.: So here’s a tentative guide to Sydney teenspeak: [...] A hotty (pronounced ‘hoddy’, a cute guy, or a collective noun, as in a car filled with cute guys).
2006		C. Hiaasen Nature Girl 294: She’d go down on Judas Iscariot if he was a hottie.
2007		R. Milward Apples (2023) 137: [of attractive men] You trying to pull tonight? [...] Depends if there’s any hotties out.
2010		L. Redhead Thrill City [ebook] He’s cool, and such a hotti.
2011		D.L. Fowler Lincoln’s Diary 116: It was likely she was a real hottie back then, since even at her current stage of life she might be rather attractive with some updating.
2011		S. Fikus Getting It Off My Chest 130: One was a female, and one was a gorgeous guy; he had a great body and a tanned face—my God, a real hottie.
2015		J. Stahl OG Dad 70: Shareesa [...] announces that the anesthesiologist is on the way. ‘And he’s a real hottie’.
2017		D. Winslow The Force [ebook] A model, an actress, always some hottie.
2020		C. Hiaasen Squeeze Me 93: Uric’s hotline hottie hung up on him.

4. (Aus.) in betting, a ‘hot‘ chance.

1996

J. Byrell Lairs, Urgers & Coat-Tuggers 306: ‘But there were a couple of other hotties for the prize like Crocker and Anthony’.