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hot dog
1[ noun hot dawg; interjection hot dawg ]
noun
- a frankfurter.
- a sandwich consisting of a frankfurter in a split roll, usually eaten with mustard, sauerkraut, or relish.
- Also hotdog, hot dogger, hotdogger, hot-dogger. Informal.
- a person who performs complex, showy, and sometimes dangerous maneuvers, especially in surfing or skiing.
- a show-off, especially in sports.
interjection
- Informal. (used to express great joy or delight.)
hot-dog
2[ hot-dawg, -dog ]
verb (used without object)
- 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
1noun
- a sausage, esp a frankfurter, served hot in a long roll split lengthways
hot dog
2noun
- 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of hot dog1
Origin of hot dog2
Word History and Origins
Origin of hot dog1
Origin of hot dog2
Example Sentences
We would go to New York several times a year, and there are hot dog carts all over the city.
Leave it to Cashion to come up with the hot dog of a ballpark’s dreams.
Ben — “in honor of the hot dogs and half smokes at Ben’s Chili Bowl,” wrote Larry.
Meanwhile, hot dog–eating prowess has improved by 700 percent.
Based on data from 152 competitors over 39 years, he calculated an upper hot dog limit of about 83 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
As significant as the onion-fried burger is, El Reno has another unique specialty—a distinctive style of Coney Island hot dog.
Toward the end, on the ballad “Someone Else,” she flies over the crowd while straddling a giant hot dog like Slim Pickens.
The sandwich is like no other, and scarcely resembles any typical hot dog.
The hot dog pack is all right, if one is desperate, but there is nothing like eating these magnificent weenies at the source.
Hot dog eaters do not avail themselves of the do-it-yourself fixings.
As they passed an apparently deserted hot-dog stand, Jeanne caught sight of a figure crumpled up in a dark corner.
Mrs. Holloway passed out hot dog sandwiches, chocolate and thick wedges of pie.
But the remarkable part of it was that Nita wept too, big, hot dog tears which her master wiped away.
Impartially, he was eating a Hector hot dog and drinking Thebold coffee.
Unheard were the blaring of bands, and the raucous cry of the "Hot-Dog man," and the riot and roar of the rabble.
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