Definition of chili dog
: a hot dog topped with chili
Examples of chili dog in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web In a statement, Linda Addy said her husband’s his grandfather, who taught him to care for tomatoes and hams hanging in the barn, and his father, who owned a cafeteria and a chili dog drive-through.
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Michael Russell, oregonlive, "Portland restaurants serve up fried-chicken specials in memory of chef Cameron Addy," 19 Aug. 2020 Dairy Kastle serves ice cream, chili dogs, root beer floats and more.
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Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, "Spring is around the corner! These 2 Louisville ice cream shops are opening for the season," 2 Mar. 2020 Wienerschnitzel: Free chili dog, small fries and small Pepsi.
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Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "Here are more than 150 Veterans Day deals for the Nov. 11 holiday," 11 Nov. 2019 Expect an 100-percent meat-free menu of your county fair favorites, including vegetarian spicy corndogs, chili dogs, loaded barbecue nachos and street corn.
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Joseph Hernandez, Condé Nast Traveler, "What to Do in Chicago Labor Day Weekend 2019," 23 Aug. 2019 Wienerschnitzel: Join the Wiener Lovers’ Club to get a free chili dog and find other coupons including 99-cent corn dogs at www.wienerschnitzel.com/specials.
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Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, "National Hot Dog Day 2019: Where to get free hot dogs and deals Wednesday," 16 July 2019 Visit the snack bar for any last-minute treats, such as popcorn and chili dogs, until about 10 minutes into the second feature, when the snack bar closes.
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Gerry Frank, oregonlive.com, "3 Oregon drive-in movie theaters worth a stop: Gerry Frank’s picks," 28 July 2019 Wienerschnitzel turns 58 years old today, and the venerable chain is celebrating by offering its customers a deal:
Mustard dogs and chili dogs will cost just 58 cents each from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today.
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Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, "58-cent hot dogs for Wienerschnitzel’s 58th anniversary," 9 July 2019 The signature chili dog, which uses a skinless pork-beef hot dog, costs $2.59 ($2.99 with liquid cheese).
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Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, "Hot dog! 100 years of wieners at Hot Dog Heaven in Fort Lauderdale and Arbetter’s in Miami," 2 July 2019
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The first known use of chili dog was in 1948
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