hot dog

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Etymology 1894 (US college slang) from , both the sense of frankfurter in a roll, and of show-off. Pronunciation

• • (British) IPA: /ˈhɒt.dɒɡ/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈhɑt.dɔɡ/, /ˈhɑt.dɑɡ/
  • (Canada) IPA: /ˈhɑt.dɑɡ/
  • (Boston, New England) IPA: /ˈhʌt.dɒɡ/, [ˈhʌʔ.dɒːɡ]
  • (British) IPA: /ˌhɒtˈdɒɡ/
  • (America) IPA: /ˌhɑtˈdɔɡ/, /ˌhɑtˈdɑɡ/
  • (Canada) IPA: /ˌhɑtˈdɑɡ/

Noun

hot dog (plural hot dogs)

1. A frankfurter sausage.

   Don't forget to buy some hot dogs to grill.

   Hot dogs and beans are a traditional favorite.

2. A food item consisting of a frankfurter or wiener, typically served on a hot dog bun, with toppings such as ketchup, mustard, relish, sauerkraut, onions, cheese, etc.

   He ordered a hot dog with everything on it.

3. A show-off or daredevil, especially in such sports as surfing, skateboarding, or skiing.
4. (NZ) A battered, deep-fried sausage or saveloy on a stick; a corn dog.
5. (slang) The penis.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:penis

   • 2019 Hot Blood, Hot Thoughts, Hot Deeds ↗, Empire season 5 episode 13

     I'm just saying, you being a mama, it's time to clear the cobwebs. You know what I'm saying? Put a banana in the monkey. You know, hot dog in your bun.

6. A sexually suggestive physical gesture involving hip movement.
7. (US, education, informal) Describing the shape of a rectangular piece of paper folded in half so that it forms a long rectangle.

   Coordinate term: hamburger

Synonyms

• (tubular meat on a bun) red hot (US dialect), frank, frankfurt, frankfurter, glizzy (US slang), pimp steak (rare slang), tube steak (slang), wiener, weeny (slang or dialectal)

Translations

• French: hot-dog, (Quebec) chien chaud, (Quebec, informal) roteux
• German: (German style) Bratwurst im Brötchen; (American style) Hotdog, Hot Dog
• Italian: hot dog, cane caldo (rare)
• Portuguese: cachorro-quente, hot dog, cachorro
• Russian: хот-до́г
• Spanish: (Spain) perrito caliente, (Colombia) perro caliente, (Chile) italiano, (Chile) completo, (Argentina) pancho, (Guatemala) chévere, jocho (Mexico), (Guatemala) shuco

Translations

• Italian: salsiccia, würstel
• Portuguese: salsicha
• Russian: соси́ска
• Spanish: salchicha, vienesa

Translations

• Spanish: temerario

Verb

hot dog (third-person singular simple present hot dogs, present participle hot dogging, simple past and past participle hot dogged)

1. (intransitive, slang) To perform a dangerous or difficult act or stunt as a display of skill or daring, especially in surfing and other sports.

   Hypernyms: show off

Interjection

1. An expression of delight or enthusiasm.
2. An expression of disappointment.

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