I’m not sure if I heard it right, but it seems in [this short](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MSEfuxSVfkA), when the first guy asked, “Do I need to hold this down when I shoot it?” the other guy said “No, you’re hot. You’re ready to go.” Did he mean “you’re all good”? If so, how common is this expression in American English? I’ve spoken English for many years as a non-native speaker but this is the first time I’ve heard it. Thanks!
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It’s means the weapon is loaded and ready to fire. It’s a gun/military phrase.
“Hot” in the contexts of weapons means loaded, cocked, safety off. “You’re hot” means his weapon is “hot” and thus ready to fire.
“Hot” often means live/ready/active.
Hot in this context means loaded and ready to fire.
Its also used in other contexts with a similar meaning. At a racetrack for example, a ‘hot track’ means its active and vehicles are on it. In other words, don’t go on the track. A ‘cold track’ means there aren’t vehicles on it, and you can walk across it.
Expressed like, “Wait to cross, track is hot right now.”
Hot can also sometimes mean ‘live’ or ‘good to go’ in certain contexts where there is harm or danger involved. For example:
> Hey watch out, this wire you’re about to touch is hot!
Or
> Watch where you point that gun, you’re hot!
Others have answered but I wanted to add that you’ll sometimes hear a “hot mic” or “hot microphone” to describe a microphone that someone doesn’t know is on and picking up their speech.
With guns “Your Hot” means that you are loaded with live ammunition, safety is off, and your gun is ready to fire.
Conversely if someone said the range is cold, all weapons would be cleared and personnel notified. You could walk downrange to check a target with permission of the rangemaster.
When applied to a person, it means they are aesthetically attractive, and/or sexually arousing.