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hotwash

A debriefing, usually following an unexpected incident or crisis, which includes the events, causes, and "lessons learned"; a post mortem.

After the main email server crashed, disrupting service across the enterprise, there was a hotwash involving the entire IT department.

by QJack May 14, 2003

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hotwashing

Hotwashing is a casting practice in the film industry of the United States in which hot actors are cast in historically non-hot character roles or in roles which are scripted for non-hot characters. The film industry has a history of frequently casting hot actors for roles about non-hot characters.

Tom Holland is playing the "four-eyed geek" Peter Parker (Spiderman) at Forest Hills High School? That's totally hotwashing!

by ShaneRyan January 30, 2019

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Hotwash

A term used in the fire department for a discussion after a fire where out of touch deputy chiefs and battalion chiefs question the decisions of company officers. Generally all feed back is ignored and regardless of outcome all company’s are told they suck.

Good job fellas we saved lives and property now Let’s go to the hotwash and see what we did wrong

by Let’s be firemen again January 21, 2023