hot shoe
n.— «The Hendrick Motorsports camp hopes rookie Brian Vickers can be the next hotshoe at the slightly-banked bullring.» —“Virginia is For Lovers—Fans Can’t Help But Adore Martinsville” by Bill Whitehead The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.) , 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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