Hot Wheels

hot wheels English <dab!> Alternative forms en hot wheels Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Hot Wheels.wav US Etymology 1 From Hot Wheels, an American brand of scale model cars invented and coined by Elliot Handler and introduced by his company Mattel on 18 May 1968; likely from en hot rod a passenger vehicle modified to run and/or accelerate faster wheels an automobile or other vehicle, as the company was made to produce fantasy hot rods, but also proposed to be from en hot very good, remarkable, exciting; nice wheels due to the uniqueness of the cars. The proper noun sense, specifically about the American politician Greg Abbott, is from his use of a wheelchair since a paralyzing accident in 1984. Noun sp Hot Wheel hot Wheels en informal A scale model car created by Hot Wheels. en Hot Wheel en 18 December 1969 Howard McCoy Letters to Santa Claus The Herald (Rock Hill) The Herald 21 I would like you to bring me a G. I. Joe, a hot wheels, Movie projector, bike and Spirograph. en 30 October 1989 Jenny Labalme Donaldson's car is 'one-of-a-kind' w:The Anniston Star 5A But what is this contraption Greg Donaldson finished a month ago? That, says Donaldson, is the first question most people ask when they spot the red object that looks like a cross between a Hot Wheels and a Star Wars spaceship. en 2000 Herb Childress Landscapes of Betrayal, Landscapes of Joy: Curtisville in the Lives of Its Teenagers w:State University of New York Press 9780791492543 205 Becky glanced briefly at her hand, more interested in the Dirty Dancing soundtrack on the CD player than in poker. Besides, she always brought junk to bet with—her mom was a dental hygienist, and Becky had once again showed up with a bag of Colgate samples and old magazines. "I'll match with a dental floss, and raise you a Hot Wheels and a condom." en 2022 Paco Jenkins Walking Towards God w:Dorrance Publishing Company 9781638674474 11 One night my brother and I had an argument over a Hot Wheels and I remember going to bed wishing I was bigger and stronger so I could beat the tar out of him, I was angry and furious. Proper noun hot Wheels en derogatory _ slang Nickname for a person who uses a wheelchair. en specifically US politics Nickname for Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas. en Lalee Ibssa and Jon Haworth Rep. Jasmine Crockett defends 'Governor Hot Wheels' comments about Abbott amid censure threat ABC News (United States) ABC News https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-jasmine-crockett-defends-governor-hot-wheels-comments/story?id=120167133 2025-03-26 Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who seemingly made fun of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, is now claiming that her comments referring to him as "Governor Hot Wheels" while speaking at a banquet in Los Angeles on Saturday were not about Abbott's disability, but rather "his terrible policies." https://web.archive.org/web/20260206143310/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-jasmine-crockett-defends-governor-hot-wheels-comments/story?id=120167133 6 February 2026 Etymology 2 Noun en noun form hot wheels en Hot Wheel. en Nicknames for individuals Toys