car wreck vs hot mess

car wreck

noun
  • Synonym of car crash 

hot mess

noun
  • A situation or object in a state of extreme disarray. 

  • A warm meal, usually cooked in a large pot, often similar to a stew or porridge; service of such a heated meal to soldiers. 

  • A disheveled or unbalanced person, particularly one who is nevertheless, or therefore, attractive. 

How often have the words car wreck and hot mess occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )