hot-dog

Noun

hot dog (plural hot dogs)

1. A sausage, typically a frankfurter.
   • Don't forget to buy some hot dogs to grill and some buns to put them on.

   Synonyms:

   frankfurter, frank, frankfurt, wiener, weenie, glizzy, tube steak, pimp steak, red hot

2. A food item (dish) consisting of a frankfurter or wiener and (usually) a hot dog bun, with toppings such as ketchup, mustard, relish, sauerkraut, onions, cheese, etc.
   • He ordered a hot dog with everything on it.

   Synonyms:

   frankfurter, frank, frankfurt, wiener, weenie, glizzy, tube steak, pimp steak, red hot, dog

3. A show-off or daredevil, especially in such sports as surfing, skateboarding, or skiing.
4. (New Zealand) A battered, deep-fried sausage or saveloy on a stick; a corn dog.
5. (US, informal) Describing the shape of a rectangular piece of paper folded in half so that it forms a long rectangle.
6. (slang, vulgar) The penis.
   • primarily verbal teasing from both male and female students, ranging from statements that the student had a "hot dog in her pants" and that she had "sex with hot dogs." to graffiti that "Jane is a hot dog bitch."1994, Sexual Harassment in Education, page 26

   Synonyms:

   wiener, anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga, cack

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