HOT DOG Definition & Meaning

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hot dog

[ noun hot dawg; interjection hot dawg ]

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noun

a frankfurter.
a sandwich consisting of a frankfurter in a split roll, usually eaten with mustard, sauerkraut, or relish.
Also ��ǳ�d�ǲ�, hot dogger, ��ǳ�d�ǲ�g��, ��ǳ�-��ǲ�g��. Informal.
1. a person who performs complex, showy, and sometimes dangerous maneuvers, especially in surfing or skiing.
2. a show-off, especially in sports.

interjection

Informal. (used to express great joy or delight.)

hot-dog

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[ hot-dawg, -dog ]

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verb (used without object)

hot-dogged, hot-dogging.

to perform unusual or very intricate maneuvers in a sport, especially surfing or skiing.
to perform in a recklessly or flamboyantly skillful manner, as in a sport or athletic activity; show off.

adjective

skillful or excellent, as in sports performance.
of, indicating, or for a type of sports activity, especially surfing or skiing, in which intricate and potentially dangerous stunts are performed.
intended or done to draw attention; showy or sensational.

hot dog

noun

a sausage, esp a frankfurter, served hot in a long roll split lengthways

hot dog

noun

a person who performs showy acrobatic manoeuvres when skiing or surfing

verb

intr to perform a series of manoeuvres in skiing, surfing, etc, esp in a showy manner

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hot dog¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Origin of hot dog²

First recorded in 1880–85

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hot dog¹

C20: from the supposed resemblance of the sausage to a dachshund

Origin of hot dog²

C20: from US hot dog!, exclamation of pleasure, approval, etc

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To cite just one, Michael Savage, the conservative radio personality, told a long, shaggy story that involved being served a hot dog while traveling on Air One.

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Thirteen years later he’s paid off most of his arrears and saved enough to buy a hot dog cart and taxi cab that his now-adult children manage back home.

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“I agree,” Newsom said when Savage related a trip on Air Force One during which he was served a hot dog, and suggested Trump was actually a “very sensitive guy to other people.”

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Lady Gaga, as a sympathetic classmate, sings a very good song as Pip trains by using a hot dog wiener as a heavy bag and bench presses blocks of cheese.

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But the funny kicked up a notch when Adam Driver in a hot dog costume and Maya Rudolph as a needle of heroin launched into a send-up of “Fame.”

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