noun
Internet Slang
spicy take
· noun · internet
A hot take with extra hot sauce — flagged in advance as controversial.
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A take the poster knows will annoy people, served with a small pre-emptive smirk. The 'spicy' label is half warning, half invitation to argue. Slightly softer than 'hot take' because it admits it's just for fun.
“Spicy take but the prequels are better than the sequels and it's not close.”
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spicy take In A Sentence
Spicy take but the prequels are better than the sequels and it's not close.
Origin & Usage
Variant of 'hot take' using the food-spice metaphor, popularised on Twitter in the late 2010s.
Variants
spicy opinion
People Also Ask
What does "spicy take" mean?
It's a hot take with extra heat — an opinion flagged in advance as especially controversial.
How do you use "spicy take" in a sentence?
"Spicy take: the sequel was better than the original."
What's the difference between a hot take and a spicy take?
Both are provocative opinions, but a spicy take dials the controversy up further and is often announced as deliberately divisive.
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