Definitions
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- noun a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration
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Examples
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Foodie blog The Hot Dog Hall of Fame thehotdoghalloffame.com , whose founders claim they've amassed a collection of "several thousand pieces of hot dog art" and are building a "Lamborweenie" hot-rod, have leaked to dozens that they're raising funds to open a permanent home for their recipes and collectibles.
A Looong Way From Coney Island Steve Garbarino 2011
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This sort of thing goes on under the hood of music all the time, of course, but it's fun to occasionally see the engine on the outside, hot-rod style. posted by Matthew @ 3: 03 PM
Mixing domains Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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Classic Cars Beget Dream Replicas Singer Vehicle Design Singer 911 models on the road The proposal's prospects are uncertain in Washington's turbulent political climate, but the congressional hot-rod caucus—formally known as the Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus—is a bipartisan group of nearly 100 lawmakers.
Dream Cars You Coveted in High School, but Brand New Joseph B. White 2011
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There ARE those of us who are tired, and no longer feel the urge to customize and hot-rod our computers.
CSMenu Brings The Classic Start Menu Back To Windows 7 | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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But in a sign of how the auto market has changed since the muscle-car era of the 1960s, the new list of the most ticketed "spirited vehicles" includes just two Detroit names, both now defunct: the Hummer line of big, bold SUVs and the Pontiac Grand Prix sedan, a car that sought to recapture some of that brand's hot-rod legacy.
Is Your Car Getting You More Traffic Tickets? Joseph B. White 2010
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Now, I'd already been a big fan of World's Finest and Adventure Comics and Captain America, but I also liked those Charlton hot-rod comics and Gold Key Westerns.
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Winchester billed the .264 as "The Westerner" when it was introduced in 1959, and it was truly a belted hot-rod .270 from the git-go.
Is there anyone else on this website who likes the .264? 2010
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Ford plans to start selling the Focus ST, a hot-rod version of its compact economy car.
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Winchester billed the .264 as "The Westerner" when it was introduced in 1959, and it was truly a belted hot-rod .270 from the git-go.
Is there anyone else on this website who likes the .264? 2010
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If you still want to hot-rod your computers, with cutting edge visual interfaces, bleeding edge hardware, and cooling systems that can keep a TV dinner frozen in a block of ice, please, feel free to do so.
CSMenu Brings The Classic Start Menu Back To Windows 7 | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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