Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A frankfurter, especially one served hot in a long soft roll. Also called red-hot.
- n. Slang One who performs showy, often dangerous stunts, as in skiing or surfing.
- interj. Informal Used to express delight or enthusiasm.
Wiktionary
- interj. An expression of delight or enthusiasm
- interj. An expression of disappointment
- n. A food consisting of a frankfurter, or wiener, in a bread roll, usually served with ketchup, mustard, relish, etc.
- n. A sausage of the type used as a general ingredient in sense 1 (above).
- n. A show-off or daredevil, especially in such sports as surfing, skateboarding, or skiing.
- n. New Zealand A battered, deep-fried sausage or saveloy on a stick.
- v. intransitive, slang To perform a dangerous or difficult act or stunt as a display of skill or daring.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
- n. someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself
- n. a frankfurter served hot on a bun
Etymologies
- 1894 (US), both the sense of frankfurter in a roll, and of show-off. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Although Granddaddy used to drive a dry-cleaning truck, it was his wife who made him his first serious dollars in a little hot dog stand he bought for her by the airport in Hapeville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta.”
“Whenever one of these guys swung, a tremendous w-h-o-o-s-h was felt across Tiger Stadium, blowing hot dog wrappers around, rippling the flags, and causing small boys to hold onto their caps.”
“He and the other boys on the cleanup crew spent their days wandering the midways using long sticks, with nails extending from one end, to spear paper cups and hot dog wrappers as if they were hunting lions on the Serengeti.”
“This gadget turns a hot dog into an octopus. www.octodog.net”
“• Air-conditioned concession stands, restrooms and ticket booths at each quadrant of the playing field so spectators can continue to watch the game while grabbing a hot dog or using the restroom;”
“I had a sense of segregation because you couldn't go in Cresser's and get a hot dog or drink from the fountain, still couldn't do that, and probably for me the most important thing was I could not sit on the front row at the Carousel Parade.”
“Those in Summit County with ties back East may recognize a familiar icon as they peruse Main St. in Breckenridge: the vibrant yellow and red umbrella of a Vienna Beef hot dog stand.”
“Yes, in some cases food is servedpigs feet, beef jerky, maybe a hot dog on a bun.”
“Jacob leaned back against my knees and toyed with the hot dog he had spitted on a straightened wire hanger; the flames at the edge of the bonfire licked along its blistered skin.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘hot dog’.
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metaphoric references to dogs
As an ongoing part of my project, Dogs in Metaphor and Idiom, Illustrated, (www.metaphordogs.org) I am continually adding terms. If you know a term that fi...
dog, alpha male, at bay, bark, bird dog, bitch, bitchin, bloodhound, bulldog, canaille, canines, cerberus and 131 more...
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Animal Identity Crisis
Creatures that are described in terms of other animals. Usual rules apply: look at the entries and you'll get the hang of it :-) I could say 'no madeupicals' but, jeeperz, I'd have to put myself on...
squirrel fish, birddog, whale shark, leopard seal, rhinoceros beetle, parrotfish, lion tamarin, bumblebee bat, cow sharks, tiger moth, dogfish, smoothhound shark and 140 more...
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These Verbs Are Made of Meat
baconize, baconise, meatpacking, permeate, hambone hambone h..., spam, fillet, shank, mince, beef, chine, flank and 28 more...
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food and drinks
honey, breakfast, omelette, cheese, salami, hot dog, sausage, turkish salami, butter, olives, muesli, tofurkey
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Fake Food
batter blaster, cheez whiz, easy cheese, sno balls, jell-o, velveeta, hawaiian punch, fruit loops, cool whip, dream whip, pringles, pop-tart and 37 more...
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Two years
Okay, I admit it. I made a list of words my daughter knew when she was two years old.
bat, baba, a, abalone, about, acorn, adrienne, after, again, airplane, alison, all and 694 more...
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Special Beasts
I'm looking for compounds or phrases where the character of an animal is essential to the meaning, yet the term is usable in general conversation.
scapegoat, bull market, sacred cow, bear market, hangdog, cat o' nine tails, clothes horse, mousey, donkey drop, black sheep, horseplay, ducks and drakes and 94 more...
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My Little League Baseball Life
A big part of my life - for now. Maybe someday I'll have a "My Major League Baseball Life." If so, free tickets for all Wordies.
seemingly-never-e..., winners bracket, dugout, cleats, gatorade, dirt, cup, jersey, coach, rbi, walk, era and 112 more...
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Animalia Wordia
Words or short phrases with animal names in them. Since I already have a dedicated list for 'monkey' words I shall leave them out of this one for the moment.
paper tiger, pigeon-hearted, lion-hearted, sacred cow, chicken heart, fraidy cat, scaredy-cat, snake oil, can of worms, snake pit, rat's nest, stool pigeon and 114 more...
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English loanwords in Italian, with PR...
See discussion on bruschetta. Unlike chelster, I believe the "correct" pronunciation remains the English one.
hamburger, cheeseburger, ketchup, pancake, toast, mountain bike, tour operator, water, computer, hot dog, hiking
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my hero
types of sandwich
sandwich, sammich, sarnie, butty, hero, hoagie, submarine, wrap, panini, melt, burger, po' boy and 15 more...
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H is for Hat Trick
My H Words
holy guacamole, hee-haw, hanky panky, halcyon, hamburglar, har-de-har, hardscrabble, harlot, harpy, hat trick, haymaker, heartbreak hotel and 85 more...
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Words used in Decemberist songs
dirigible, palanquin, ventricle, mariner, bayonet, tamaracks, parapet, chaparral, magistrate, concubines, odalisque, cinnamon and 52 more...
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Fanciful Beasts
sun dog, hot dog, dust bunny, shutter dog, spelling bee, cash cow, jailbird, copycat, paper tiger, sewing bee, charley horse, high horse and 47 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for hot dog.
chained_bear Usage here. Oct 23, 2008
treeseed There is no fixed specification for hot dog meat, with pork and beef being the most popular ingredients. Less expensive hot dogs typically contain some pork, but are primarily chicken, due to the low cost and availability of mechanically separated chicken. Hot dogs are generally regarded as unhealthy insofar as most have high sodium, fat and nitrate content.
_Wikipedia Feb 17, 2008