An expression when you think something is “poppin” or “cool” or if you want to express the term “damn” but need it to sound nicer
Example 1:
Person #1: look at what I got
Person #1 shows person #2 a gold chain
Person #2: “ hot chanclas!” I need a gold chain too!
Example #2:
Person forgets something they needed at home and they exclaim: “hot chanclas!”