Lexic.us

Definition of Hotdog

1. Noun. Someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself.

2. Noun. A frankfurter served hot on a bun.

3. Noun. A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll.

Definition of Hotdog

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of hot dog) ¹

2. Verb. To show off. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hotdog

1. to perform in a showy manner [v -DOGGED, -DOGGING, -DOGS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hotdog

hotcakes hotch hotched hotches hotching hotchpot hotchpotch hotchpotches hotchpots hotcockles

hotdesk hotdesking hotdish hotdishes hotdog (current term) hotdog bun hotdogged hotdogger hotdoggers hotdogging

hotdogs hote hotei-chiku hotel hotel-casino hotel bill hotel clerk hotel desk clerk hotel detective

Literary usage of Hotdog

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Composition on Foods: Fast Foods (Raw, Processed, Prepared) by Lynn E. Dickey, John L. Weihrauch (1998)
"Standard error (C) Number of samples (D) Approximate measure and weight: 1 hotdog - 175 g (E) 81.72 460 1926 16.80 18.90 55.79 0.30 1.78 101 6.18 17 166 262 ..."

2. Cats in a Chowder by Fred J Schneider (2006)
"Cooney spotted a Sabrett hotdog truck on the service road. ... From the hotdog stand—an old camper retrofitted with a pot of hot water and a bucket of ..."

3. Adventure Guide to the Pacific Northwest by Don Young, Marjorie Young (1999)
"Fans can order a Single (a jumbo hotdog or hamburger, chips, ... or super-hotdog, chips, and a soft drink), a Triple (a foot-long kielbasa or large burger, ..."

4. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1972 - - - doing a 1929 gangster-movie-cum-musical spoof —Judith Crist, Saturday Rev., 2 Oct. 1976 to grill our hamburger-cum-hotdog supper —Al Statman, ..."

5. Review the Impact of the Proposed Tobacco Settlement on Producers: Hearing edited by Thomas W. Ewing (1999)
"She is in the fourth grade, and she looks forward each year to running her little hotdog stand and selling lemonade and brownies to all who come and go from ..."

6. Adventure Guide to Oklahoma by Lynne M. Sullivan (1999)
"Hikers probably won't hang around here long, unless they also like hotdog- gin' off-road vehicles that race over 120 acres of sand dunes in the park. ..."

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