hot rod

noun

: an automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed and fast acceleration

Examples of hot rod in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Local trunk-or-treaters of all ages can collect their first pieces of candy and check out custom classics, hot rods, lowriders and other vehicles from around the area. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

This is like an old-school hot rod moment, where guys in the parking lot would bark about their big-blocks. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026

The meetup, billed as the biggest weekly car show in the world, frequently draws hundreds of vehicles to the Outlets at San Clemente including hypercars, supercars, hot rods, muscle cars and motorcycles. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

And like the Nash Rambler of a few years hence, manual transmissions were integral parts of hot rod tunes. — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hot rod

• abroad
• applaud
• backboard
• ballade
• defraud
• ephod
• facade
• guffawed
• outlawed
• ramrod
• roughshod
• slipshod

Kids Definition

hot rod

noun

: an automobile rebuilt or changed for high speed and fast acceleration