hot dog
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hot dog
- /ˈhɒt.dɒɡ/ UK
- /ˈhɑt.dɔɡ/ US
- /-dɑɡ/ US
- /ˈhɑt.dɑɡ/ Canada
- /ˈhʌt.dɒɡ/ Boston, New England
- [ˈhʌʔ.dɒːɡ] Boston, New England
- /ˌhɒtˈdɒɡ/ UK
- /ˌhɑtˈdɔɡ/ US
- /-ˈdɑɡ/ US
- /ˌhɑtˈdɑɡ/ Canada
Rhymes with -ɒtdɒɡ
Where it comes from
From hot + dog, in reference to the supposed source of the meat, both in the senses of the food item (noun senses 1 and 2) and of a show-off (noun sense 3). First attested in 1884 in the Evansville (Indiana) Daily Courier.
noun hot dogs · hotdog · hot-dog
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A sausage, typically a frankfurter.
Don't forget to buy some hot dogs to grill and some buns to put them on.
Similar: frankfurter, frank, frankfurt, wiener, weenie, glizzy, tube steak, pimp steak, red hot
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A food item (dish) consisting of a frankfurter or wiener and (usually) a hot dog bun, with toppings such as ketchup, mustard, relish, sauerkraut, onions, cheese, etc.
He ordered a hot dog with everything on it.
Similar: frankfurter, frank, frankfurt, wiener, weenie, glizzy, tube steak, pimp steak, red hot, dog, footlong, sausage
- A show-off or daredevil, especially in such sports as surfing, skateboarding, or skiing.
- A battered, deep-fried sausage or saveloy on a stick; a corn dog.
- Describing the shape of a rectangular piece of paper folded in half so that it forms a long rectangle.
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The penis.
primarily verbal teasing from both male and female students, ranging from statements that the student had a "hot dog in her pants" and that she had "sex with hot dogs." to graffiti that "Jane is a hot dog bitch."
Similar: wiener, anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga, cack, choad, choda
- A sexually suggestive physical gesture involving movement of the hips. This gyrated gesture (“hot dog”) appears to suggest the movements of sexual intercourse to an onlooker, but for girls it's merely play. The movement is also, however, a way of learning to move one's hips in a way that will become useful, on and off the dance floor, in their embodied relations with o
verb hot dogs · hot dogging · hot dogged · hotdog · hot-dog
- To perform a dangerous or difficult act or stunt as a display of skill or daring, especially in surfing and other sports.
interjection hotdog · hot-dog
- An expression of delight or enthusiasm. He patted his lap for her to sit on. Hot dog, I said to myself; settin' on his lap!
- An expression of disappointment.
Translations
Every language
noun frankfurter in a bun
| Español | perrito caliente, perro caliente, italiano, completo, pancho, chévere |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 핫도그 hatdogeu |
| 日本語 | ホットドッグ hottodoggu, ホットドック hottodokku |
| 中文 | 熱狗 /热狗 règǒu |
| हिन्दी | होट डोग hoṭ ḍog, हॉट-डॉग hŏṭ-ḍŏg |
| Português | cachorro-quente, hot dog, cachorro |
| Français | hot-dog, chien chaud, roteux |
| Deutsch | Bratwurst im Brötchen, Hotdog, Hot Dog |
| Italiano | hot dog, cane caldo, cagnolino caldo |
| Ελληνικά | χοτ ντογκ chot ntogk |
| Română | hotdog, hot dog |
| Русский | хот-до́г xot-dóg |
| Tiếng Việt | bánh mì kẹp xúc xích |
| العربية | هُوت دُوج |
| עברית | נקניקייה, נַקְנִיקִיָּה naknikiyá |
noun sausage
| Español | salchicha, vienesa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ソーセージ sōsēji, フランクフルト furankufuruto |
| 中文 | 熱狗腸 /热狗肠 règǒucháng |
| Português | salsicha |
| Italiano | salsiccia, würstel |
| Русский | соси́ска sosíska |
noun show-off or daredevil
| Español | temerario |
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