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hot dog

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


NOUN
skilled surfer or skiier
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Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said he will "personally bring a hot dog and a Coke" to anyone who buys a World Cup final ticket for $2m.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“I’m dressed up as a hot dog, and I love it.”

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“I remember specifically being there, memories of the nail salon chemicals. There was a record shop and a hot dog on a stick,” says Mercado of the mall, which opened in 1977.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He wrote about everything from the National Football League and Major League Baseball to short-track car racing, lacrosse and competitive hot dog eating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I order mine with nothing but mustard, and am thrilled to watch the vendor present my hot dog in a horizontal position.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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