hotdog
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Definition
- Noun:
- A cooked sausage: A smooth-textured sausage, typically made from minced beef, pork, or a combination, that is cured, smoked, and fully cooked. It is often served in a sliced bun.
- A show-off: (Informal, often disapproving) A person who performs flashy or dangerous stunts or actions, especially in sports like surfing or skiing, to attract attention.
Examples
- Noun (Food):
- He bought a hotdog with mustard and onions from the vendor.
- The classic ballpark snack is a hotdog and a soda.
- Noun (Person):
- The young snowboarder is a real hotdog, always attempting risky jumps.
- The critics called him a hotdog more interested in style than in winning the race.
Advanced Usage
- "To hotdog" (Verb, informal): To perform in a showy or reckless manner, especially in sports.
- He loves to hotdog down the mountain, weaving through the trees at high speed.
Variants and Related Words
- Frankfurter / Frank (noun): Another common name for the sausage itself.
- Wiener (noun): Another synonym for the sausage, from the German (Vienna sausage).
- Show-off (noun): A more general synonym for a person who acts like a "hotdog" to attract attention.
Synonyms
- For the food: Frankfurter, frank, wiener, sausage.
- For the person: Show-off, exhibitionist, grandstander.
Related Idioms
- "To be a hotdog": To be someone who shows off. This is the direct idiomatic use of the noun.
- On the basketball court, he's a total hotdog, always trying fancy behind-the-back passes.
Noun
- a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
- a frankfurter served hot on a bun
- someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself