hotdog
1 of 3verb
hot·dog ˈhät-ˌdȯg 
hotdogged; hotdogging; hotdogs
intransitive verb
: to perform in a conspicuous or often ostentatious manner
especially : to perform fancy stunts and maneuvers (as while surfing or skiing)
hotdogger
ˈhät-ˌdȯ-gər
noun hot dog
2 of 3noun
ˈhät-ˌdȯg
1
: frankfurter
especially : a frankfurter with a typically mild flavor that is heated and usually served in a long split roll
2
[perhaps from hot dog entry 2] : one that hotdogs
also : show-off
hot dog
3 of 3interjection
ˈhät-ˈdȯg
—used to express approval or gratification
Synonyms
Verb
- act up
- clown (around)
- cut up
- fool around
- horse around
- monkey (around)
- show off
- showboat
- skylark
Interjection
- glory
- glory be
- ha
- hah
- hallelujah
- hey
- hooray
- hurrah
- hurray
- huzzah
- wahoo [chiefly West]
- whee
- whoopee
- yahoo
- yippee
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Example Sentences
Verb His opponents have accused him of hotdogging after he scores a touchdown. a skier who couldn't resist the urge to hotdog on the slopes whenever he wanted to impress a girl Noun The other players on the team don't like him because he's such a hot dog. Interjection “Hot dog!” the child cried, “We're going to the circus!”
Word History
Etymology
Verb
hot dog entry 2
First Known Use
Verb
1963, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Interjection
circa 1906, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
hot dog
noun
ˈhät-ˌdȯg
: a frankfurter cooked and then served in a long split roll
hotdogging
verb
as in showboating
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior a skier who couldn't resist the urge to hotdog on the slopes whenever he wanted to impress a girl Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- showboating
- skylarking
- reveling
- cutting up
- roaring
- horsing around
- fooling around
- showing off
- acting up
- revelling
- misbehaving
- cavorting
- larking
- capering
- romping
- roughhousing
- clowning (around)
- rollicking
- frolicking
- gamboling
- carousing
- monkeying (around)
- frisking
- carrying on
- gambolling
- wassailing
- disporting
- mafficking