hot rod

noun

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

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What’s happening Rock ‘N Roll Concert and Car Show: Featuring live music, more than 150 classic cars, muscle cars, and hot rods, for car enthusiasts to enjoy, and a contest for best car. Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025 Ericsson will be sporting a new hot rod throughout May. Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 The next round Saturday: Bay City Brewing will host the Midway Marauders Racing Car Show from noon to 5:30 p.m. Expect a fleet of hot rods and race cars, plus giveaways, a raffle and fresh beer. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025 Some owners of old hot rods, low-riders and other vehicles, simply don’t register them. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot rod

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot rod was in 1943

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“Hot rod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20rod. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

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hot rod

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

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