hot rod

noun

: an automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed and fast acceleration

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Logano — and all of Team Penske — had hot rods at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 Hagan, a four-time Nitro Funny Car World Champion, brought his 12,000 horsepower hot rod to the track. Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2024 In 2022, as the air was coming out of the tires of the cryptocurrency hot rod, FTX somehow became the world's darling for several months, before the whole thing turned out to be a giant fraud. Brady Dale, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024 See dragsters, classics, motorcycles, trucks, boats, hot rods and exotics. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for hot rod 

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot rod was in 1943

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“Hot rod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20rod. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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hot rod

noun
: an automobile rebuilt or changed for high speed and fast acceleration

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