Hot Dog Definition
hŏtdôg, -dŏg
hot dogged, hot dogging, hot-dogs
noun
A frankfurter, esp. one served hot in a long, soft roll, with mustard, relish, etc.
Webster's New World
An exclamation used to express delight.
Webster's New World
One who performs showy, often dangerous stunts, as in skiing or surfing.
American Heritage
A person who hot-dogs; showoff.
Webster's New World
A sausage of the type used as a general ingredient in sense 1 (above).
Wiktionary
interjection
Used to express delight or enthusiasm.
American Heritage
An expression of disappointment.
Wiktionary
verb
To perform, esp. in sports, so as to attract attention; show off.
Webster's New World
To perform daring stunts or acrobatic maneuvers, as while skiing or surfing.
American Heritage
adjective
Designating a form of freestyle skiing or surfing that involves acrobatics.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Hot Dog
Noun
Singular:
hot dog
Plural:
hot-dogsOrigin of Hot Dog
Originally 19th century slang, from the belief that sausage makers often adulterated sausages with meat from dogs
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
1894 (US), both the sense of frankfurter in a roll, and of show-off.
From Wiktionary
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