Hot Dog (Noun)
Meaning 1
A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- There's nothing quite like the smell of a hot dog sizzling on the grill at a summertime BBQ.
- She ordered a hot dog with relish and mustard, her favorite topping combination.
- Eating a hot dog at the baseball game has become an annual tradition for our family.
- The new food truck specializes in gourmet hot dogs with unique toppings like truffle oil.
- As a child, he had always asked for a hot dog and fries whenever they went out to eat.
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Meaning 2
A frankfurter served hot on a bun.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- She ordered a hot dog at the baseball game with ketchup and mustard.
- The smell of the hot dog cart wafted through the air as people walked by.
- At the fairgrounds, hot dogs were a popular snack among the attendees.
- He carefully placed his hot dog on a paper plate while browsing the toppings.
- The vendor handed her a steaming hot dog wrapped in a paper sleeve.
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Meaning 3
Someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He's such a hot dog on his motorcycle, always doing jumps to get noticed by the crowd.
- The skateboarding competition had its share of hot dogs showing off their daredevil tricks.
- People gathered around to watch the hot dog attempt to jump over the row of buses on his bike.
- He's a total hot dog, think he's invincible just because he landed that one crazy stunt last week.
- It's not hard to imagine that the charismatic hot dog had a huge following on social media.