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   hot dog

   /ˈhɒt dɒɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a frankfurter, especially one served hot in a long, soft roll and topped with various condiments.
   • 2. a person, especially a skier or surfer, who performs stunts or tricks: informal North American "macho hot dogs who take too many risks"

   exclamation

   • 1. used to express delight or enthusiastic approval: informal North American "Hot dog! I've finally found something I can do that you can't"

   verb

   • 1. perform stunts or tricks: informal North American "he chastised the dancers who'd been hotdogging"

   Word Origin late 19th century: originally US college slang, probably influenced by a popular belief that the sausages contained dog meat.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hotdogger noun

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