hot dog

[ noun hot dawg; interjection hot dawg ]
/ noun ˈhɒt ˌdɔg; interjection ˈhɒt ˈdɔg /

noun

a frankfurter.
a sandwich consisting of a frankfurter in a split roll, usually eaten with mustard, sauerkraut, or relish.
Also hot·dog, hot dogger, hot·dog·ger, hot-dog·ger. Informal.
  1. a person who performs complex, showy, and sometimes dangerous maneuvers, especially in surfing or skiing.
  2. a show-off, especially in sports.

interjection

Informal. (used to express great joy or delight.)

Origin of hot dog

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby hot dog

hot cockles, hot cold-working, hot comb, hot corner, hot cross bun, hot dog, hot fence, hot flash, hot flush, hot jupiter, hot key

British Dictionary definitions for hot dogger (1 of 2)

hot dog 1

noun

a sausage, esp a frankfurter, served hot in a long roll split lengthways

Word Origin for hot dog

C20: from the supposed resemblance of the sausage to a dachshund

British Dictionary definitions for hot dogger (2 of 2)

hot dog 2

noun

mainly US a person who performs showy acrobatic manoeuvres when skiing or surfing

verb hot-dog, -dogs, -dogging or -dogged

(intr) to perform a series of manoeuvres in skiing, surfing, etc, esp in a showy manner

Word Origin for hot dog

C20: from US hot dog!, exclamation of pleasure, approval, etc

Idioms and Phrases with hot dogger

hot dog
1

A person who performs showy, often dangerous stunts, especially but not exclusively in sports; also, a showoff. For example, He was a shameless hot dog on the tennis court, smashing every ball, or She was a hot dog behind the wheel, screeching her wheels at every turn. The relation of this term to the edible hot dog is unknown. [Colloquial; c. 1900]

2

Also, hot diggety dog; hot diggety. An interjection expressing delight or enthusiasm, as in Hot dog! What a great gift, or Hot diggety! We got the best concert tickets after all. [Slang; c. 1900]