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hotdogging

verb

present participle of hotdog
as in showboating
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 Synonyms for hotdogging
  1. cutting up
  2. reveling
  3. horsing around
  4. fooling around
  5. showing off
  6. roaring
  7. acting up
Verb
  • One reason being that the videographer kept cutting up [a slab of] meat for the castle owner.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Cut the half into thin wedges by making ½-inch slices lengthwise through the onion, cutting up to, but not through, the root end.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of cutting up
Verb
  • The video sweeps around a reveling fiefdom, showing everyone from peasants to dukes partying and getting it on.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Right in the middle of cheering, reveling masses was MARTA — a connective system of veins that efficiently moved the happy throngs.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of reveling
Verb
  • Also, don’t get too out of control horsing around with friends in the water.
    — John Natale, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • After horsing around, peruse the quilt displays, agriculture exhibits and arts-and-crafts competitions.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of horsing around
Verb
  • Zeus did not approve of his daughter fooling around with this mortal roughneck hunter and put out a hit on Orion.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The transition was rough for Ansari, who wasn’t fluent in English and often got in trouble for fooling around in school.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Definition of fooling around
Verb
  • Quarterbacks have been the story at midseason, with teams passing a lot more and quarterbacks showing off their ability to run and pass.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Pasha finds a nice balance of showing off Amber’s athleticism and her flexibility.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of showing off
Verb
  • Names with track records of success, such as Salesforce — which Cramer stuck with for the CNBC Investing Club portfolio — came roaring back.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Fall’s brisk weather brings with it the promise of cozy knitwear, cashmere socks, and roaring fires—perhaps the only downside is that the grey skies exacerbate the our considerable vitamin D deficiency.
    — Violet Hayward, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of roaring
Verb
  • But sleep was hard to come by, with her daughter’s asthma acting up and the anxiety of the hearing the following day.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Baye continued acting up until 2023.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of acting up
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“Hotdogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotdogging. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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