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hot dog

[hot dawg, hot dawg] / ˈhɒt ˌdɔg, ˈhɒt ˈdɔg /


NOUN
skilled surfer or skiier
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“Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray soda with a crunchy delicatessen hot dog and round potato knish. Runner up: anything with a chocolate egg cream made with whole milk and Fox’s U-Bet syrup.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Things got a little heated at the @MartinsvilleSwy hot dog stand after the race for Corey Heim...🫣

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

A Turkish city cooked up largest-ever pot of baked beans, but no giant hot dog to go with it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

In Chicago, we have a phrase for what happens to a hot dog after it has been loaded with tomatoes, onions, peppers and pickle: it’s been “dragged through the garden.”

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

“You just cook the hot dog in water.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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