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hot dog

[hot dawg, hot dawg] / ˈhɒt ˌdɔg, ˈhɒt ˈdɔg /
NOUN
frankfurter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frankfurter sausage
WEAK
Georgia hot dog footlong frank pigs in a blanket redhot weenie wiener
NOUN
show-off
Synonyms
WEAK
boaster braggart crowd-pleaser flaunter grandstander hotshot show-off showboat
NOUN
skilled surfer or skiier
Synonyms
STRONGEST
daredevil hotdogger
WEAK
superstar

Example Sentences

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You could fit them in a minor-league ballpark with room for the hot dog vendors.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

I could get a hot dog topped with mustard, relish and onions served on a steamed bun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“Show you care. Sit at the local hot dog joint or diner, talk to people about bread-and-butter issues they care about. Talk about inflation, talk about health care, talk about clean drinking water.”

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Cover your ears, look away, or grab a hot dog — after all, not every artist is for everyone, and complaining won’t change that.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

We figure out it happened a long time ago, because it costs the girl fifty cents for a hot dog, fries, and a soda.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan