hot dog
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
1894 (US), both the sense of frankfurter in a roll, and of show-off.
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[edit] Interjection
- An expression of delight or enthusiasm
- 1954, Oren Arnold, The Golden Chair, Elsevier, page 249,
- He patted his lap for her to sit on. Hot dog, I said to myself; settin' on his lap!
- 2006, Robert B. Parker, Hundred-Dollar Baby, Putnam, ISBN 0399153764, page 140,
- "Anybody with an alibi they can tell me?" I said.
- No one said anything.
- "Hot dog!" I said.
- 1954, Oren Arnold, The Golden Chair, Elsevier, page 249,
[edit] Noun
- A food consisting of a frankfurter, or wiener, in a bread roll, usually served with ketchup, mustard, relish, etc.
- A sausage of the type used as a general ingredient in sense 1 (above).
- A show-off or daredevil, especially in such sports as surfing, skateboarding, or skiing.
[edit] Translations
a frankfurter in a bun usually served with condiments
a sausage
a show-off or daredevil
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[edit] Verb
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to hot dog (third-person singular simple present hot dogs, present participle hot dogging, simple past and past participle hot dogged)
- (intransitive, slang) To perform a dangerous or difficult act or stunt as a display of skill or daring.
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- to show off
[edit] Spanish
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hot dog m. singular & plural
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- (Mexico) hot dog, the complete snack - never just the sausage
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- chévere m. (Guatemala and other parts of Central America)
- perrito caliente m. (Spain)
- perro caliente m. (Costa Rica)
