hotdogging

or hot-dog·ging

[ hot-daw-ging, -dog-ing ]

noun

, Informal.

1. the act of one who hot-dogs; the performance of intricate, daring, or flamboyant stunts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hotdogging¹

First recorded in 1960–65; hot-dog + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

By August, Ms. Swindall was hotdogging her way west.

From New York Times

Katee Sackhoff crackles with unfiltered emotion as hotdogging space cowboy Starbuck – originally a smarmy ladykiller played by a pre-A-Team Dirk Benedict – while the bullet-headed Canadian character actor Michael Hogan takes the creaky stereotype of the boozy bulldog colonel and finds heartbreaking new nuances within it as the abrasive Saul Tigh.

From The Guardian

Nobody’s coming along behind you, or hotdogging alongside.

From New York Times

Colorado state patrol seized the moment to remind drivers that hotdogging on the road and ignoring traffic laws doesn’t cut the mustard.

From The Guardian

Some concluding context: Last week a Chinese destroyer hotdogging an American warship nearly caused a collision in the South China Sea.

From Seattle Times