Hot dog

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈhÉ’t.dÉ’É¡/
• US IPA: /ˈhÉ’t.dÉ’É¡/, /ˈhÉ’t.dɔɡ/
• Boston IPA: /ˈhÊŒt.dÉ’É¡/, ˈhʌʔ.dɒːɡ

Origin

1894 (US), both the sense of frankfurter in a roll, and of show-off.

Alternative forms

• hotdog

Full definition of hot dog

Interjection

1. An expression of delight or enthusiasm
• 1954, Oren Arnold, The Golden Chair, Elsevier, page 249,He patted his lap for her to sit on. Hot dog, I said to myself; settin' on his lap!
• 2006, Robert B. Parker, Hundred-Dollar Baby, Putnam, ISBN 0399153764, page 140,"Anybody with an alibi they can tell me?" I said.No one said anything."Hot dog!" I said.
2. An expression of disappointment

Noun

1. A food consisting of a frankfurter, or wiener, in a bread roll, usually served with ketchup, mustard, relish, etc.
2. A sausage of the type used as a general ingredient in sense 1 (above).
3. A show-off or daredevil, especially in such sports as surfing, skateboarding, or skiing.
4. (NZ) A battered, deep-fried sausage or saveloy on a stick.

Verb

1. (intransitive, slang) To perform a dangerous or difficult act or stunt as a display of skill or daring.

Synonyms

• to show off