hotbox
(noun) a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hotbox (plural hotboxes)
A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents.
An oven.
(engineering) An overheated shaft bearing.
hotbox (third-person singular simple present hotboxes, present participle hotboxing, simple past and past participle hotboxed)
To smoke marijuana in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car, until it is full of smoke, thereby purportedly intensifying the drug's effects.
To put out a cigarette just before entering a vehicle, then expel smoke in the vehicle.
• (smoke in a confined area): clambake, box out
Source: Wiktionary
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
