{"era":"current","word":"hotshot","meaning":"A person regarded as exceptionally skilled, confident, or showy, originally from military slang for a heated cannonball.","children":[{"era":"1800s","word":"hot shot","meaning":"a heated projectile; later a person who stands out as exceptionally capable","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"hot","meaning":"having a high temperature","children":[],"language":"Old English"},{"era":"1200s","word":"shot","meaning":"a projectile or discharge","children":[],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"English"}],"language":"Modern English"}