as in to cut up
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior
a skier who couldn't resist the urge to hotdog on the slopes whenever he wanted to impress a girl
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Recent Examples of hotdog
Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2025
Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Tim Robinson is dressed like a hot dog after a wienermobile crashes through the wall of a clothing store.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The creative additions build on the Rangers' reputation for eye-catching stadium food, following last season's viral three-foot-long hot dog.
—Trevor Sochocki, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Send any news, comments, Meta predictions, or Costco hotdogs to [email protected].
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2025
Interjection
There’s a hot dog place a block from my apartment in Windsor Terrace called Dog Day Afternoon.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Tim Robinson is dressed like a hot dog after a wienermobile crashes through the wall of a clothing store.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Noun
Dick Portillo, then 23 years old, opened the Dog House hot dog stand in Villa Park.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The creative additions build on the Rangers' reputation for eye-catching stadium food, following last season's viral three-foot-long hot dog.
—Trevor Sochocki, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotdog
Verb
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Instead of dwelling in doubt, cut up paper and throw it around.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Firefighting crews worked Monday to cool residual heat and prevent hot spots from causing reignition, using chainsaws to fell and cut up hazardous trees, inspecting each section for heat and using hoses to extinguish any remaining embers.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
Interjection
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The Enthoven family refer to themselves as custodians of Spier, an indication of their long-view commitment to their 620-ha parcel of land.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Directed by Kim Min-ha as a standalone sequel to his 2024 feature, the film stars Han Sun-hwa as a passionate student teacher who, along with a high school black magic club, must survive a supernatural, deadly version of a mock exam orchestrated by a 400-year-old samurai ghost.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Rue descends into crime, working with Nazis, the feds, and a Black cowboy in a drug plot that stems from her adolescent foibles with monotone drug dealer Laurie (Martha Kelly).—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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The Indians in my family were all cowboys and cowgirls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Noun
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On the final lap of the two-lap sprint, we were treated to some incredible three-wiener-wide racing down the backstretch.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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The German served up wiener schnitzel the following year, while in 1988 Scotland’s Sandy Lyle laid on some haggis – sheep’s offal minced, spiced and served in its stomach, and plated up to the sound of bagpipes.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ortiz navigated past 17 other horses around the final turn and made a hard charge down the stretch.—
Stephen Whyno,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Ortiz navigated past 17 other horses around the final turn and made a hard charge down the stretch.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Interjection
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And hey, if this movie racks up the views, perhaps the next tale will make it to theaters, with bigger co-stars to boot.—
Mark Meszoros,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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How about Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns (hey, the Browns’ owner, Jimmy Haslam, also owns the Bucks now)?—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Faster than a speeding frankfurter, in comes the second annual Wienie 500.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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This Jewish deli does far more than pastrami, with a full deli counter and dine-in menu—there are frankfurters with saurkraut and other pickled things, knishes and latkes, matzo ball soup, and even gefilte fish—but the sky-high sandwiches are the reason to take the train alllll the way uptown.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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On Wednesday, the 60-year-old actress showed off her svelte physique in a skimpy orange two-piece from her Elizabeth Hurley Beach brand.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Ideally, other plants are starting to show off in their stead.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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“Hotdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotdog. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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