as in 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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When the singing was done Ma Binney brought me back to her tent and cut up a tomato, put it between two slices of bread, and served it to me on a china plate taken from a wooden chest next to her bed-roll.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Use saws to cut up larger branches before disposal, while flagging and avoiding anything dangerous.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
15 Mar. 2026
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Not too long ago, artificial intelligence was more or less a science project in which data scientists and developers fooled around with one-off small or test projects.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Middleton showed off Princess Diana's famous sapphire-and-diamond engagement ring in the photos.—
Christopher Luu,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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And while the production is all well and good, for the second night in a row, Knies showed off his size and strength around the net.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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And of course, Peterson not playing would have made some wonder if the McDonald’s All-American’s hamstring had acted up again.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Dec. 2025
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While hundreds reveled at Thursday night’s all-out bash for The Pierre hotel’s 95th anniversary, some of the building’s tenants in the floors above haven’t been feeling quite as celebratory.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
21 Nov. 2025
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In the party scene, though, there would be plenty of swooping camera movements as the guests revelled.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Hotdogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotdogged. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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