hotdogged; hotdogging; hotdogs
: to perform in a conspicuous or often ostentatious manner
especially
: to perform fancy stunts and maneuvers (as while surfing or skiing)
1
: frankfurter
especially
: a frankfurter with a typically mild flavor that is heated and usually served in a long split roll
2
—used to express approval or gratification
Synonyms
Examples of hotdog in a Sentence
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!”
Recent Examples on the Web
Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
Chestnut, who holds the Nathan’s contest record of 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes, recently signed an endorsement deal with Impossible Foods, the maker of fake meat products.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 13 June 2024
Chestnut also holds the current world record for most hot dogs and buns eaten in 10 minutes, with 76 (set in 2021).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2024
Chestnut has not only won the Coney Island contest 16 times, but holds all 10 highest totals in the event and even earned a Guinness World Record in 2021 for eating 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 June 2024
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Noun
But when the race to eat as many hot dogs and buns as possible was over, Chestnut had eaten 66 compared to Kobayashi’s 63.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
Chestnut, who holds the Nathan’s contest record of 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes, recently signed an endorsement deal with Impossible Foods, the maker of fake meat products.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 13 June 2024
Chestnut also holds the current world record for most hot dogs and buns eaten in 10 minutes, with 76 (set in 2021).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2024
Chestnut has not only won the Coney Island contest 16 times, but holds all 10 highest totals in the event and even earned a Guinness World Record in 2021 for eating 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 June 2024
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“Hotdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotdog. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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