hot to trot /ˌhɒt.tʊ.ˈtɹɒt/ adjective2 •(informal) Eager to begin; anxious to get going.At the moment, Justice Department lawyers are cool to the idea. "We're not hot to trot on this thing," says one Justice official. — 1986 •(informal) Eager for sexual activity.She's nowhere close to relinquishing her crown as the queen of dance-pop—or abandoning her favorite role as pop music's most hot-to-trot coquette. — 2008