hot rodn.

Brit.

/ˈhɒt rɒd/, U.S.

/ˈhɑt ˌrɑd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., rod n.¹

Etymology: < hot adj. + rod n.¹

Originally U.S.

1. slang. A criminal, a gangster; spec. one who carries a gun. Cf. rod n.¹ 14.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > other types of criminal

felon1297

misdemeanor1533

misfeasor1631

Alsatian1688

cosh-man1869

strong arm1893

street man1904

war criminal1906

Raffles1907

lone wolf1909

muscle man1929

single-o1930

hot rod1936

cosh1937

muscle boy1940

muscle1942

cosh-boy1953

cosh-bandit1954

slag1955

frightener1962

scammer1972

shonk1981

bail bandit1991

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > gangster

gangster1884

gangman1912

gangsman1912

mobster1917

racketeer1924

gangbanger1930

bandit1935

hot rod1936

goodfellow1963

G1989

1936 R. Chandler in Killer in Rain (1964) 80 A crook sanctuary where the hot rods can lie low.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §461/31 Gunman...hot rod,..rod, rod boy, rodman.

1973 R. Hayes Hungarian Game xxii. 139 Tell the hot rod there..to get his goddam hand out of his coat.

1990 Los Angeles Times 23 Sept. (Calendar section) 20/4 Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson and the Barker Gang—the urban gangsters' country cousins... The movies kept their distance from these rural hot rods.

2. A motor vehicle specially modified to give high power and speed; (also) the driver of such a vehicle. Also figurative and in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > driver of other types of motor vehicle

vanner1893

hot rod1943

hot rodder1947

stroker1948

low rider1966

stocker1976

gas-guzzler1977

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > hot rod or dragster

hot rod1943

rod1947

rail1953

dragster1954

street rod1954

muscle car1966

1943 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 8 Apr. 12/6 (advt.) Model A Ford hot rod.

1943 Los Angeles Times 31 May 5/2 My brother was barreling around in a hot rod (that's a cut-down car) and I thought that was the thing to do.

1945 Fresno (Calif.) Bee Republican 5 Aug. (Garden & Home section) 8/1 We are wondering if in your planning of postwar automobiles you have given any thought to the hot rod on a mass production basis.

1959 Observer 25 Jan. 7/4 Mike Hawthorn, champion racing driver and the idol of hot-rods all over the world.

1959 Encounter Dec. 30/2 Almost every popular magazine nowadays is likely to be written in a hot-rod style which bursts with energy in every sentence.

1962 Punch 17 Oct. 559/3 The youth of these islands..looked on the motor-cycle as their hot rod.

2000 New Scientist 23 Dec. 61/1 If you can speed up the circuit by raising the voltages applied to the chip..you gain a faster processor for the cost of a slower one, the performance of a hot rod for the price of a family saloon.

Derivatives

ˈhot rodder n. the driver of a hot rod.

ΘΚΠ

vanner1893

hot rod1943

hot rodder1947

stroker1948

low rider1966

stocker1976

gas-guzzler1977

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > engineer > [noun] > motor mechanic > type of

hot rodder1947

rodder1948

1947 Los Angeles Times 9 May ii. 12/6 Hot language from a ‘hot rodder’, who threatened him..when he answered the telephone.

1971 Daily Tel. 3 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 41/1 The first hair freaks I ever saw in California were not hippies, but surfers and hotrodders.

2000 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 6 Nov. (Auto Times section) 3 The first change hard-core hot rodders make is to add a set of oversized, high-performance tires and wheels.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hot rod
释义	hot rodn. Brit. /ˈhɒt rɒd/, U.S. /ˈhɑt ˌrɑd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., rod n.¹ Etymology: < hot adj. + rod n.¹ Originally U.S. 1. slang. A criminal, a gangster; spec. one who carries a gun. Cf. rod n.¹ 14. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > other types of criminal felon1297 misdemeanor1533 misfeasor1631 Alsatian1688 cosh-man1869 strong arm1893 street man1904 war criminal1906 Raffles1907 lone wolf1909 muscle man1929 single-o1930 hot rod1936 cosh1937 muscle boy1940 muscle1942 cosh-boy1953 cosh-bandit1954 slag1955 frightener1962 scammer1972 shonk1981 bail bandit1991 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > gangster gangster1884 gangman1912 gangsman1912 mobster1917 racketeer1924 gangbanger1930 bandit1935 hot rod1936 goodfellow1963 G1989 1936 R. Chandler in Killer in Rain (1964) 80 A crook sanctuary where the hot rods can lie low. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §461/31 Gunman...hot rod,..rod, rod boy, rodman. 1973 R. Hayes Hungarian Game xxii. 139 Tell the hot rod there..to get his goddam hand out of his coat. 1990 Los Angeles Times 23 Sept. (Calendar section) 20/4 Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson and the Barker Gang—the urban gangsters' country cousins... The movies kept their distance from these rural hot rods. 2. A motor vehicle specially modified to give high power and speed; (also) the driver of such a vehicle. Also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > driver of other types of motor vehicle vanner1893 hot rod1943 hot rodder1947 stroker1948 low rider1966 stocker1976 gas-guzzler1977 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > hot rod or dragster hot rod1943 rod1947 rail1953 dragster1954 street rod1954 muscle car1966 1943 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 8 Apr. 12/6 (advt.) Model A Ford hot rod. 1943 Los Angeles Times 31 May 5/2 My brother was barreling around in a hot rod (that's a cut-down car) and I thought that was the thing to do. 1945 Fresno (Calif.) Bee Republican 5 Aug. (Garden & Home section) 8/1 We are wondering if in your planning of postwar automobiles you have given any thought to the hot rod on a mass production basis. 1959 Observer 25 Jan. 7/4 Mike Hawthorn, champion racing driver and the idol of hot-rods all over the world. 1959 Encounter Dec. 30/2 Almost every popular magazine nowadays is likely to be written in a hot-rod style which bursts with energy in every sentence. 1962 Punch 17 Oct. 559/3 The youth of these islands..looked on the motor-cycle as their hot rod. 2000 New Scientist 23 Dec. 61/1 If you can speed up the circuit by raising the voltages applied to the chip..you gain a faster processor for the cost of a slower one, the performance of a hot rod for the price of a family saloon. Derivatives ˈhot rodder n. the driver of a hot rod. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > driver of other types of motor vehicle vanner1893 hot rod1943 hot rodder1947 stroker1948 low rider1966 stocker1976 gas-guzzler1977 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > engineer > [noun] > motor mechanic > type of hot rodder1947 rodder1948 1947 Los Angeles Times 9 May ii. 12/6 Hot language from a ‘hot rodder’, who threatened him..when he answered the telephone. 1971 Daily Tel. 3 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 41/1 The first hair freaks I ever saw in California were not hippies, but surfers and hotrodders. 2000 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 6 Nov. (Auto Times section) 3 The first change hard-core hot rodders make is to add a set of oversized, high-performance tires and wheels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1936
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