Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A frankfurter, especially one served hot in a long soft roll.
- noun Slang One who performs showy, often dangerous stunts, as in skiing or surfing.
- interjection Used to express delight or enthusiasm.
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- interjection An expression of
delight orenthusiasm - interjection An expression of
disappointment - noun A food consisting of a
frankfurter , orwiener , in abread roll , usually served withketchup ,mustard ,relish , etc. - noun A
sausage of the type used as a general ingredient in sense 1 (above). - noun A
show-off ordaredevil , especially in such sports assurfing ,skateboarding , orskiing . - noun New Zealand A battered, deep-fried
sausage orsaveloy on a stick. - verb intransitive, slang To perform a
dangerous ordifficult act orstunt as a display of skill or daring.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
- noun someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself
- noun a frankfurter served hot on a bun
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Originally 19th century slang, from the belief that sausage makers often adulterated sausages with meat from dogs.]
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1894 (US), both the sense of frankfurter in a roll, and of show-off.
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treeseed commented on the word hot dog
There is no fixed specification for hot dog meat, with pork and beef being the most popular ingredients. Less expensive hot dogs typically contain some pork, but are primarily chicken, due to the low cost and availability of mechanically separated chicken. Hot dogs are generally regarded as unhealthy insofar as most have high sodium, fat and nitrate content.
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February 17, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word hot dog
Usage here.
October 23, 2008